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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1DGY_california-nevada-railroad_Emeryville-CA.html
A 3 foot narrow gauge railroad starting on land owned by Joseph E. Emery, later president and founder of the City of Emeryville. The line started at 40th and San Pablo, extended through Berkeley and up San Pablo Creek to Bryant (Orinda) 23 mil…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1DGW_key-route-terminal_Emeryville-CA.html
This was the main terminal forthe Key System Railway during World War II. The Shipyard Railway - also known as the "Pass the Ammunition" Railway - was built by the Key System for the United States MaritimeCommission. In operation from 1943 thr…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1DGV_black-panther-party-stoplight_Oakland-CA.html
Text for this marker is found on both sides of the panel. Side 1On August 1, 1987 This stoplight wasinstalled as a result ofa community initiativespearheaded by the Black Panther PartySide 2After several children attending the nearby Santa F…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1DGK_the-black-panthers-first-office_Oakland-CA.html
On January 2, 1967TheBlack Panther Partyfor Self-Defense0pened the Party'sfirst officeat this location
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1DGH_sulphur-springs-grotto_Piedmont-CA.html
The first recorded visitor to the sulphur springs grotto is Isaac Holmes, a retired U.S. Senator from South Carolina, who reportedly installed a bathtub in Bushy Dell canyon in the early 1860s in order to take alfresco baths for his rheumatism. …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1DGG_eucalyptus-amphitheater_Piedmont-CA.html
"Loves Labor Lost," a comedy by William Shakespeare, was the first play performed in the Eucalyptus Amphitheater in the spring of 1908. Set in a grove of trees for which it was named, the theater had a unique stage from which some of the giant tre…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1DGF_the-maze_Piedmont-CA.html
One of the first improvements made by Frank Havens to Piedmont Springs Park was the construction of a living hedge maze modeled on those like Hampton Court in England. An article in the Oakland Herald in December 1904 shows a winding drive leading…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1DEZ_the-cascade_Piedmont-CA.html
In her memoir about life in Piedmont, Elsie Whitaker Martinez remembered fishing with her brothers in the Piedmont Heights in the 1880s. A myriad of streams found their way from Alta, Scenic, Pacific and Mountain Avenues. Most fed into the city's …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1DEY_piedmont-art-gallery_Oakland-CA.html
In May 1907, patrons of the arts from around the Bay Area descended on Piedmont Park for the opening of the Piedmont Art Gallery. On display were 375 oil, pastel and watercolor paintings in four separate galleries. Under the guidance of curato…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1DEW_the-japanese-teahouse_Oakland-CA.html
Look carefully. Comparing today's Japanese Tea House with early pictures, you will notice many differences. The first tea house in Piedmont Park was built by Frank C. Havens and opened on June 30, 1907. It was a replica of the late-fifteenth centu…
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