Antioch

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Synopsis
When the first settlers arrived here in 1850, they could never have guessed that their tiny settlement would one day be home to over 100,000 souls, scores of factories, and the gateway to the California Delta with some of the most productive agricultural lands in the world. In earlier days, the Sacramento and San Joaquin Rivers were the main routes into the state's interior, as the swampy delta land had yet to be tamed. Antioch and nearby Pittsburg served as major depots for supplies to the Sierra gold fields, stockpiling lumber, produce, hay, dry goods, medicine, and fuel from the Stewartville, Empire, and Judsonville coal mines. Named in 1851 after the biblical city in Syria, this town served for many years as the Bay Area's easternmost outpost and provided its inhabitants with a bounty both man-made and natural.
Copyright:
2005

Book Details

Book Quality:
Publisher Quality
ISBN-13:
9781439614419
Related ISBNs:
9780738530291
Publisher:
Arcadia Publishing
Date of Addition:
Copyrighted By:
Charles Bohakel, Phyllis Hiebert, Elizabeth Rimbault, Carole Ann Davis, and the Antioch Historical Society
Adult content:
No
Language:
English
Has Image Descriptions:
No
Categories:
History, Nonfiction, Travel, Art and Architecture
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Bookshare Staff
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This is a copyrighted book.

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