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  1. The history of Oakland, a city in the county of Alameda, California, can be traced back to the founding of a settlement by Horace Carpentier, Edson Adams, and Andrew Moon in the 19th century. The area now known as Oakland had seen human occupation for thousands of years, but significant growth in the settlements that are now incorporated into ...

  2. 2 days ago · Oakland, city, seat (1873) of Alameda county, west-central California, U.S. It lies on the eastern shore of San Francisco Bay opposite San Francisco. The city site is located on a flat coastal plain that rises toward hills to the east that parallel the shoreline. Oakland has a mild Mediterranean-type climate with warm sunny summers and cool ...

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  4. The area of the city of Oakland was originally inhabited by the Costanoan Indians, owing to the abundant supply of water in the area. In the early 1770s, the Spanish decided to explore what is now California, making them the first white men to visit the area. In 1820, a Spanish soldier by the name of Luis Maria Peralta made a request for and ...

  5. Oakland is the most populous city in and the county seat of Alameda County, California, United States. A major West Coast port, Oakland is the largest city in the East Bay region of the San Francisco Bay Area, and the third-largest city overall in the Bay Area. With a population of 440,646 in 2020, it serves as the Bay Area's trade center: the Port of Oakland is the busiest port in Northern ...

  6. Feb 3, 2015 · To understand Oakland — and particularly the history of its downtown — requires an understanding of what is happening in the broader region. Urbanist Article February 3, 2015 Downtown Oakland began as a small town set in the midst of oak groves that grew along the eastern shore of the San Francisco Bay.

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