History and Heritage in San Leandro, CA

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Completed in 1934, the Coast Guard Cutter Electra was converted to the presidential yacht and commissioned as a U.S. ...

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- George Washington Patterson came west in 1849 to seek his fortune in the goldfields of California. Instead he ...

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Alameda is a unique island community located in the heart of the San Francisco Bay Area. We offer permanent displays of...

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Because all of the furnishings and collections are original and authentic, without exception, the museum ...

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First brick house built in Alameda County. Constructed 1860 by W. R. Toler for Ignacio Peralta. Early San Leandro Spa...

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Construction on WLV 605 began at Rice Brothers Shipyard in Boothbay Harbor, Maine on March 1, 1949. Robe...

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The second floor museum regularly hosts traveling and original exhibitions that highlight the art, histor...

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Dedicated in 1902 as the Oakland Public Library, this was the first Carnegie Library built in Oakland. Designed in th...

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Thomas Jefferson Chadbourne and his wife Nettie built this Victorian carriage house in the 1870’s. He owned fine ra...

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Lt. Colonel Juan Bautista de Anza by decree of Carlos III of Spain led an expedition to this site The mission being t...

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On April 1, 1942, sixteen B-25 bombers were hoisted to the flight deck of the carrier Hornet and parked there, while ...

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Lt. Colonel Juan Bautista de Anza by decree of Carlos III of Spain led an expedition to this site The mission being t...

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Named for Joaquin Moraga, who in 1835 was granted 13,000 acres from the Mexican government and established Rancho Lag...

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On August 21, 1909, the cornerstone (containing the lists of the Grand Officers and past Masters of Eden Lodge, docum...

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With the discovery of gold in California, the town around the Mission San Jose became the gateway and provision cente...

The Presidential Yacht U.s.s. Potomac