Mastodawn

I georeferenced a map, from the #Peralta Family Manuscripts held the #Oakland History Center. It's here in 300dpi, zoom-able. (46MB) If you want the qgz and related files for QGIS, I'm happy to share them.

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1MQAnbR2I1jCPX6F624vG33hB9uv1EDxK/view?usp=sharing

This is the 1859 Plat of the Northern Part of the Rancho San Antonio, AKA one of the first maps of what's now #Emeryville, #Berkeley and Oakland. There is not much detail within its boundaries, but the homes of Victor Castro and Domingo and Vicente Peralta are where we'd expect. (Note, Vicente's home was near modern Vicente Way.) The road crossings at the border, and across #LakeMerritt all match modern roads. I was able to find enough common points on our modern city/county border to #georeference it; most hadn't changed.

Edit:
the map: https://oakland.access.preservica.com/uncategorized/IO_e459469b-b36b-4728-ac57-84393f764a0f/
the collection: https://oakland.access.preservica.com/uncategorized/SO_52448f5f-0c85-47f0-b4be-80c23ec1f9a3/

#OldMaps
#AlamedaCounty
#QGIS
#OaklandHistory
#EastBay
#SFBayArea

novaTopFlex Mar 28

Hype for the Future 148K: The Bay Area Defined

Introduction Within the State of California, the Bay Area refers primarily to the San Francisco Bay Area located along all portions of the eponymous bay. Beginning in Marin County and heading clockwise, the counties are Marin, Sonoma, Napa, Solano, Contra Costa, Alameda, Santa Clara, San Mateo, and San Francisco. Each county provides a distinct perspective on the overall region of NorCal, with the following county seat locations by county: County Seats Marin — San Rafael Sonoma — […]

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Hype for the Future 148K: The Bay Area Defined

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Dorothea Lange Mar 24

Lettuce workers. Calif. 1937

#Calif #California #DorotheaLange #AlamedaCounty #undefined #photography #DorotheaLange

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rik Mar 11

#alamedacounty #alamedaca #alamedacalifornia if Hennepin County MN can provide a crowd-sourced reporting system for ICE/CBP abuse across Minneapolis, let's do this for our county, too!

Alameda Post Jan 30

There's still time to apply for a seat on a county board, commission, or committee in District 3. Opportunities are available on bodies that advise on issues such as parks, public health, consumer affairs, transportation, and poverty reduction. Applications are due Saturday, January 31, at 5 p.m. https://alamedapost.com/news/seats-open-alameda-county-district-3-boards-commissions-committees/

#alameda #AlamedaCounty #district_3 #LenaTam