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ALAMEDA , a residential city of Alameda county, California, U.S.A., on an artificial island
long and r m. wide, on the E. side of San Francisco bay, opposite to and about 6 m. from San Francisco, and directly S. of Oakland, from which it is separated by a drainage canal, spanned by bridges. Included within the limits of the city is Bay Farm island
census ) 23,383. Alameda is, served by the Southern Pacific railway, and is connected by an electric line with Oakland and Berkeley. Its site is low and level and its plan fairly regular
refrigerators and salt
lighting
system
supply is obtained from deep wells at San Leandro. A settlement
mayor and providing for a referendum. The county was organized in 1853.End of Article: ALAMEDA If you wish, you can link directly to this article.
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