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Coordinates: 37°41′5.79″N121°45′45.17″W / 37.6849417°N 121.7625472°W / 37.6849417; -121.7625472 Laddville (or "Laddsville") is a former settlement in the western Livermore Valley of Alameda County, California.

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Livermore Valley, formerly Valle De San Jose, is a valley in eastern Alameda County, in the East Bay region of the San Francisco Bay Area, northern California.

Alameda County, California County in California

Alameda County is a county in the state of California in the United States. As of the 2010 census, the population was 1,510,271, making it the 7th-most populous county in the state. The county seat is Oakland. Alameda County is included in the San Francisco Bay Area, occupying much of the East Bay region.

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It was located east of the settlement which eventually became Livermore. [1]

Livermore, California City in California, United States

Livermore is a city in Alameda County, California, in the United States. With an estimated 2017 population of 89,648, Livermore is the most populous city in the Tri-Valley. Livermore is located on the eastern edge of California's San Francisco Bay Area. The incumbent Mayor of Livermore is John Marchand.

History

A hotel was started in 1855 by Alphonso Ladd, and the community that grew up surrounding the hotel became Laddville. [1] When the railroad was built through the Livermore Valley, the station was placed west of Laddville near the nascent Livermore. [1] Through growth the city limits of Livermore came to extend over the site of Laddville. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Durham, David L. (1998). California's Geographic Names: A Gazetteer of Historic and Modern Names of the State. Clovis, Calif.: Word Dancer Press. p. 655. ISBN   1-884995-14-4.





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