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- Pleasanton is located on the lands of the Rancho Valle de San José and Rancho Santa Rita Mexican land grants. Its name was chosen in the 1860s by John W. Kottinger, an Alameda County justice of the peace, after his friend, Union army cavalry Major General Alfred Pleasonton.
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Nov 1, 2023 · Pleasanton, a neighborhood steeped in history, has its roots dating back to the year 1894. Nestled in the heart of California’s Amador-Livermore Valley, Pleasanton has a long and fascinating history. The Museum on Main Street offers a wealth of fascinating historical information about Pleasanton.
Pleasanton is located on the lands of the Rancho Valle de San José and Rancho Santa Rita Mexican land grants. Its name was chosen in the 1860s by John W. Kottinger, an Alameda County justice of the peace, after his friend, Union army cavalry Major General Alfred Pleasonton.
John W. Kottinger, who arrived in 1851, was responsible for the naming of Pleasanton after a distinguished Civil War general, Alfred Pleasonton. However, a spelling error by a recording clerk in Washington D.C. resulted in a much more appropriate name.
Sep 10, 2020 · Before it was home to the Alameda County Fairgrounds, Safeway headquarters and more than 80,000 Bay Area residents, the city of Pleasanton was a Gold Rush stopover rife with bandits and cattle, set amongst a grove of sycamore trees — it was then called Alisal, nicknamed “The Most Desperate Town in the West.”
The city of Pleasanton embodies the changes that have come to the Valley in the past two and a half centuries. After the Gold Rush Anglo and other settlers intensified the farming, drained the marshes, and brought railroads to link the Valley with the rest of California and the nation.
Aug 3, 2017 · Downtown Pleasanton 150 years ago was by no means the same as it looks during a stroll down Main Street in the 21st century. But even so, remnants of the small-town life and local culture are still seen in the historic monuments and buildings scattered throughout the corridor today.
About Pleasanton. The area that grew to be the city of Pleasanton played a significant role in California history. The City’s environs were first settled 4,000 years ago by the Ohlone peoples and later became a thriving agricultural area when the Spanish arrived in the 1770s.
