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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMCMJ_site-of-college-of-california_Oakland-CA.html
University of California, chartered March 23, 1868. Located between Franklin and Harrison, 12th and 14th Streets, from 1869 to 1873. Using buildings of former College of California, successor to Contra Costa Academy founded by Henry Durant, June 1…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMCIW_uss-potomac_Oakland-CA.html
Completed in 1934, the Coast Guard Cutter Electra was converted to the presidential yacht and commissioned as a U.S. Navy Vessel, USS Potomac, in 1936. The 165-foot ship, which weighs 376 gross tons and has a cruising speed of 10-13 knots, and ser…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMCHV_pony-express-ferry-oakland_Oakland-CA.html
Dedicated April 23, 1999Jack London SquareBy Port of Oakland, William Campbell Family, Dreyers Grand Ice Cream, Alameda/Oakland Ferry Service, Waterfront Plaza Hotel & Jacks, Sportsman's Hall - Pollock Pines Pony Express Home Station, Pony Express…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMCGC_site-of-saint-marys-college_Oakland-CA.html
Site of St. Mary's College"The Old Brickpile"1889-1928Saint Mary's College AlumniApril 25, 1959California Registered Historical LandmarkNo. 676
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMCE5_chabot-observatory_Oakland-CA.html
This marker, dedicated June 21, 2008, celebrates Chabot Space & Science Center's 125 years of inspiring Bay Area star gazers and curious minds of all ages.
From 1883-1915, an observatory on this site housed Chabot's first telescope, "Leah," an …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMCBH_preservation-park_Oakland-CA.html
Oakland in the late 19th century was a thriving waterfront city, the second largest in the state. A center of commerce and industry, it was also known for advanced notions of civic improvement. Public schools and academies, convenient transit, and…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMCAI_first-unitarian-church-of-oakland_Oakland-CA.html
Designed in 1889 by Walter J. Mathews, this solid masonry Romanesque church departed radically from California's traditional Gothic wood frame construction. Noted for its world famous stained glass windows produced by Goodhue of Boston, and for ar…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMC97_charles-s-greene-library_Oakland-CA.html
Dedicated in 1902 as the Oakland Public Library, this was the first Carnegie Library built in Oakland. Designed in the American Beaux Arts style by architects Bliss and Faville (who later designed the Hotel Oakland), it was Oakland's main library …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMC7I_antonio-bras-columns_Oakland-CA.html
These granite columns are all that remain of 4460 Howe Street, built in 1898. This residence was the home of various families connected to St. Mary's and Mountain View Cemeteries and their supporting business. 4460 Howe Street originally belonged …