Piedmont in California
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Piedmont, California

Piedmont is a small city in Alameda County, California, United States. It is surrounded by the city of Oakland. The population was 10,667 at the 2010 census. Piedmont was incorporated in 1907 and was developed significantly in the 1920s and 1930s.

Located at 37.822, -122.231 (Lat. / Lng.), about 0 miles away.
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Piedmont, California, 1907 establishments in California, Populated places established in 1907, Incorporated cities and towns in California, Cities in Alameda County, California, Cities in the San Francisco Bay Area

Ina Coolbrith

Ina Donna Coolbrith (March 10, 1841 – February 29, 1928) was an American poet, writer, librarian, and a prominent figure in the San Francisco Bay Area literary community. Called the "Sweet Singer of California", she was the first California Poet Laureate and the first poet laureate of any American state. Coolbrith, born the niece of Latter Day Saint movement founder Joseph Smith, Jr.

Located at 37.8332, -122.239 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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1841 births, 1928 deaths, American librarians, American poets, Burials at Mountain View Cemetery (Oakland, California), 19th century in California, Former Latter Day Saints, People from California, People from Nauvoo, Illinois, Poets Laureate of California, Smith family (Latter Day Saints)

Romualdo Pacheco

José Antonio Romualdo Pacheco, Jr. (October 31, 1831 – January 23, 1899) was a Californio politician and diplomat. Involved in California state and federal politics, Pacheco was elected and appointed to various posts and offices throughout his more than thirty-year career, including the California State Senate, the 12th governor of California, and three terms in the United States House of Representatives.

Located at 37.8353, -122.236 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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1831 births, 1899 deaths, Ambassadors of the United States to Costa Rica, Ambassadors of the United States to El Salvador, Ambassadors of the United States to Guatemala, Ambassadors of the United States to Honduras, Ambassadors of the United States to Nicaragua, American people of Spanish descent, American politicians of Mexican descent, Burials at Mountain View Cemetery (Oakland, California), California State Senators, Californios, Governors of California, Hispanic and Latino American governors, Hispanic and Latino American people in the United States Congress, Lieutenant Governors of California, Members of the California State Assembly, Members of the United States House of Representatives from California, People from Santa Barbara, California, Republican Party state governors of the United States, State treasurers of California

Piedmont High School (California)

Piedmont High School should not be confused with Piedmont Hills High School in San Jose, California. Piedmont High School is a public high school located in Piedmont, California, United States. It is noted for its nationally ranked academics, nationally known Bird Calling Contest, and the A-11 football offense. Piedmont High School is part of the Piedmont Unified School District.

Located at 37.8234, -122.233 (Lat. / Lng.), about 0 miles away.
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Piedmont, California, High schools in Alameda County, California, Educational institutions established in 1921, W. H. Weeks buildings, Public high schools in California, California Distinguished Schools

Fred Korematsu

was one of the many Japanese-American citizens living on the West Coast at the onset of World War II. Shortly after the Imperial Japanese Navy attacked Pearl Harbor, President Franklin D. Roosevelt issued Executive Order 9066, authorizing the Secretary of War and his military commanders to remove all individuals of Japanese ancestry from designated "military areas" and place them in internment camps in what is known as the Japanese American internment.

Located at 37.835, -122.237 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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1919 births, 2005 deaths, American activists, American people of Japanese descent, Japanese-American civil rights activists, Japanese-American internees, Presidential Medal of Freedom recipients, People from Oakland, California, People from San Leandro, California, Burials at Mountain View Cemetery (Oakland, California), Deaths from respiratory failure, Activists from the San Francisco Bay Area

Mountain View Cemetery (Oakland, California)

The Mountain View Cemetery is a large 226-acre cemetery in Oakland, California. It was established in 1863 by a group of East Bay pioneers under the California Rural Cemetery Act of 1859. The association they formed still operates the cemetery today. Mountain View was designed by Frederick Law Olmsted, the landscape architect who also designed New York City's Central Park and much of UC Berkeley and Stanford University.

Located at 37.8349, -122.237 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Burials at Mountain View Cemetery (Oakland, California), Cemeteries in Alameda County, California, Geography of Oakland, California, History of Alameda County, California, History of the San Francisco Bay Area, Visitor attractions in Oakland, California, Landmarks in the San Francisco Bay Area

Trestle Glen, Oakland, California

Trestle Glen is a neighborhood in Oakland, California. It is located east of Lakeshore Avenue, a shopping street which it shares with the Grand Lake District. It lies at an elevation of 144 feet (44 m). The streets are laid out in the curvilinear pattern of early 20th century garden suburbs. Many of the houses are nestled in the surrounding hills, and were built shortly before The Great Depression.

Located at 37.8125, -122.234 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Neighborhoods in Oakland, California, Streetcar suburbs

Holy Names High School (Oakland, California)

Holy Names High School is a private Catholic girls college preparatory high school located in the Oakland Hills in Oakland, California. It is located in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Oakland. The campus is also home to the convent for the Sisters of the Holy Names of Jesus and Mary, as well as Aurora Elementary School. Holy Names is sponsored by the Sisters of the Holy Names.

Located at 37.8393, -122.231 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Millennium High School (Piedmont, California)

Millennium High School in Piedmont, California is the Piedmont Unified School District's alternative high school. Millennium strives to help each student find the path that matches his or her unique interests, needs, and learning styles.

Located at 37.8229, -122.234 (Lat. / Lng.), about 0 miles away.
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Piedmont, California, High schools in Alameda County, California, Public high schools in California

Piedmont Middle School

Piedmont Middle School, also known as PMS, is part of the Piedmont Unified School District in Piedmont, California.

Located at 37.8227, -122.234 (Lat. / Lng.), about 0 miles away.
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Public middle schools in California, Piedmont, California, Schools in Alameda County, California

Crocker Highlands, Oakland, California

Crocker Highlands is an affluent neighborhood of Oakland, California that is bounded by the adjacent city of Piedmont to the north, and roughly bordered by Lakeshore Avenue to the west and Mandana Boulevard to the north and east. It lies at an elevation of 285 feet (87 m).

Located at 37.8133, -122.226 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Neighborhoods in Oakland, California

Saint Mary Cemetery (Oakland, California)

Saint Mary Cemetery (often called Saint Mary's Cemetery) is a Catholic cemetery in Oakland, California, adjacent to Mountain View Cemetery.

Located at 37.835, -122.242 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Cemeteries in Alameda County, California, Roman Catholic cemeteries in the United States, Geography of Oakland, California