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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1D8L_dunsmuir-house_Oakland-CA.html
Within this crescent shaped valley is the beautiful 37-room Dunsmuir House, an example of colonial revival Victorian architecture. Built in 1899 on a 415 acre estate by Alexander Dunsmuir, heir to a Canadian coal and lumber fortune, for his bride …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1D4O_tunnel-no-1-control-shaft_Oakland-CA.html
The stone structure before you is a 157 foot vertical control shaft. It joins to Tunnel No. 1 to open and close the flow of water running through the tunnel pipes. Two known accidents took place at this site. Tunnel No. 1 collapsed on two Chinese …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1CZD_taming-the-waters-flow_Oakland-CA.html
"Aha!" exclaimed Anthony Chabot It was spring of 1866 when he saw the raging waters of San Leandro Creek collide with Grass Valley Creek. He studied the vast surrounding watershed and determined it could nourish a reservoir year-round. He had foun…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1CZC_yem-po-chinese-labor-camp_Oakland-CA.html
In 1979 a renovation of Chabot dam unearthed a century-old Chinese encampment buried in the creek embankment below. California State University Hayward (now called California State University, East Bay) was contracted and students excavated over 6…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1CZ9_a-zoo-a-monkey-and-a-mansion-here-too_Oakland-CA.html
Since the operation of Chabot reservoir in 1876, four different water companies have managed the lake. Their staff led colorful lives on this hill as they kept an eye on this valuable resource.
In 1904, William Dingee, then head of CCWC, tore …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1CXT_memorial-to-the-chinese-laborers_Oakland-CA.html
The Alameda County Historical Society dedicates this panel to:Ah Bing - 41, Kim Yuen - 29, Toy Sing - 31, and Lock Sing - 33, who died outside this tunnel. This panel is also dedicated to the countless unnamed and unsung Chinese laborers who worke…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1CXQ_lake-chabot-historical-walk_Oakland-CA.html
In February 1874 a large Chinese work force entered this woodland setting to begin construction of San Leandro Reservoir. Later renamed Lake Chabot after its French-Canadian originator Anthony Chabot, the dam was built using techniques Chabot lear…