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Historical Markers in Newark

 
Clickable Map of Alameda County, California and Immediately Adjacent Jurisdictions image/svg+xml 2019-10-06 U.S. Census Bureau, Abe.suleiman; Lokal_Profil; HMdb.org; J.J.Prats/dc:title> https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Usa_counties_large.svg Alameda County, CA (688) Contra Costa County, CA (487) San Francisco County, CA (755) San Joaquin County, CA (150) San Mateo County, CA (193) Santa Clara County, CA (651) Stanislaus County, CA (121)  AlamedaCounty(688) Alameda County (688)  ContraCostaCounty(487) Contra Costa County (487)  (755) San Francisco City and County (755)  SanJoaquinCounty(150) San Joaquin County (150)  SanMateoCounty(193) San Mateo County (193)  SantaClaraCounty(651) Santa Clara County (651)  StanislausCounty(121) Stanislaus County (121)
Oakland is the county seat for Alameda County
Newark is in Alameda County
Alameda County (688)  ►
ADJACENT TO ALAMEDA COUNTY
Contra Costa County (487)  ►
San Francisco City and County (755)  ►
San Joaquin County (150)  ►
San Mateo County (193)  ►
Santa Clara County (651)  ►
Stanislaus County (121)  ►
 
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1 ► California, Alameda County, Newark — Carter Brothers —
On Thornton Avenue near Sycamore Street, on the left when traveling west.
Western history owes the Carter Brothers a great debt, for they were the general contractors for the first six narrow gauge railroads in California. From 1874 to 1902 they built freight, passenger, cable and street cars. Their plant became Newark's . . . — — Map (db m94310) HM
2 ► California, Alameda County, Newark — Wind-Powered Archimedes Screw-Pump
Near Central Avenue near Morton Avenue. Reported missing.
Regional Historic Mechanical Engineering Landmark Wind-Powered Archimedes Screw-Pump ca. 1890 Newark, California This late example of the wind-driven Archimedes screw-pump shifted brine from on salt concentrating pond to one . . . — — Map (db m71365) HM
 
 
  
  
  
 
 
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Nov. 10, 2026