Publisher's Synopsis
Excerpt from Alameda, Alameda Co., California, Situated on the Eastern Shore of the Bay of San Francisco; A City of Homes: Being a Brief Description of the Beauties of Alameda, and Its Surroundings on Land and Water
In 1854, with but 100 inhabitants, the town was incorporated by act of legislature and its boundaries fixed.
The second incorporation of the town took place on March 7, 1872; in 1876 was established the first water plant. Churches, schools, hotels and stores had been started, and from a popular resort for picnics, the wooded Encinal, carpeted with wild ?owers, came to be looked upon as a most desirable place of residence. In '73 much attention began to be directed to improving streets and sidewalks, and the foundations were laid for the present best sewered and paved city on the Coast. Wooden sidewalks were later entirely replaced by artificial stone walks.
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