Author: RIGENHAGEN, RHONDA
Title: A History of East Palo Alto
Description: East Palo Alto, CA: Romic Chemical Corp, 1993. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Stapled wraps. B&W Illustrations; This is trade sized booklet with illustrated covers and a stapled spine. The book is in Very Good condition and was issued without a dust jacket. The spine ends and corners of the book covers have some light bumping and wear. The covers are a bit faded. There is an inked number 2 on the top corner of the front cover. The text pages are clean and bright. "From the 1850s through the 1940s, the area which was to become East Palo Alto went through many changes. In 1849, Isaiah Churchill Woods (1825–1880) attempted to make the area around what is now Cooley Landing in the northeast of the current city a major shipping town and named the area Ravenswood. In 1868, after Woods' investments failed he sold the wharf to Lester Phillip Cooley (1837–1882) , who leased the land to the brick factory Hunter and Schakleford. When the brick factory left the landing in 1884, the land around the landing was reverted to a ranch. " (from Wikipedia). Very Good .
Keywords: Californiana Rhonda Rigenhagen California History
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Title: A History of East Palo Alto
Description: East Palo Alto, CA: Romic Chemical Corp, 1993. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Stapled wraps. B&W Illustrations; This is trade sized booklet with illustrated covers and a stapled spine. The book is in Very Good condition and was issued without a dust jacket. The spine ends and corners of the book covers have some light bumping and wear. The covers are a bit faded. There is an inked number 2 on the top corner of the front cover. The text pages are clean and bright. "From the 1850s through the 1940s, the area which was to become East Palo Alto went through many changes. In 1849, Isaiah Churchill Woods (1825–1880) attempted to make the area around what is now Cooley Landing in the northeast of the current city a major shipping town and named the area Ravenswood. In 1868, after Woods' investments failed he sold the wharf to Lester Phillip Cooley (1837–1882) , who leased the land to the brick factory Hunter and Schakleford. When the brick factory left the landing in 1884, the land around the landing was reverted to a ranch. " (from Wikipedia). Very Good .
Keywords: Californiana Rhonda Rigenhagen California History
Price: US$ 20.00 Seller: S. Howlett-West Books
- Book number: 50776
- Book number: 50776
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