Berkeley (Postcard History)

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pp. [5] 127, paperback edition,”The Huchiun Ohlone people were the first inhabitants of the land that is today Berkeley. Early in the 1800s, the 47,000-acre ranches of the Peralta family stretched into the hills from San Leandro Creek to El Cerrito Creek. Only a scant 50 years later, newly arrived American settlers established the community of Ocean View on the bay, and in 1860, land nestled into the foothills was dedicated for the establishment of the future University of California. With a university to the east and Ocean View to the west, the threat of annexation by the larger town of Oakland finally brought the two communities together into one, and “Athens of the West,” as Berkeley was known, became a municipality in 1878.”

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ISBN 0738569429
ISBN13 9780738569420
Number of pages 127
Original Title Berkeley (Postcard History)
Published Date 2009
Book Condition Very Good
Jacket Condition No Dj
Binding Paperback
Size Larger 8vo
Place of Publication Charleston
Edition First Edition
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pp. [5] 127, paperback edition,”The Huchiun Ohlone people were the first inhabitants of the land that is today Berkeley. Early in the 1800s, the 47,000-acre ranches of the Peralta family stretched into the hills from San Leandro Creek to El Cerrito Creek. Only a scant 50 years later, newly arrived American settlers established the community of Ocean View on the bay, and in 1860, land nestled into the foothills was dedicated for the establishment of the future University of California. With a university to the east and Ocean View to the west, the threat of annexation by the larger town of Oakland finally brought the two communities together into one, and “Athens of the West,” as Berkeley was known, became a municipality in 1878.”

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Weight 1 kg