world.wikisort.org - USA

Search / Calendar

Verona is an unincorporated community in Alameda County, California. It is located on the Western Pacific and the Southern Pacific Railroads 2.25 miles (3.6 km) north of Sunol,[2] at an elevation of 315 feet (96 m).[1]

Verona
Unincorporated community
Verona
Location in California
Verona
Verona (the United States)
Coordinates: 37°37′37″N 121°52′53″W
CountryUnited States
StateCalifornia
CountyAlameda County
Elevation
[1]
315 ft (96 m)

Name


The name is from the estate of Phoebe Hearst La Hacienda del Pozo de Verona which was located nearby and the station at Verona was the nearest to the estate.[2]


Verona shelter


A small shelter named Verona was built in 1901. It served the local farmers in the area and had a nearby picnic area. The station was retired in March 1939.[3]


References


  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Verona, California
  2. Durham, David L. (1998). California's Geographic Names: A Gazetteer of Historic and Modern Names of the State. Clovis, Calif.: Word Dancer Press. p. 719. ISBN 1-884995-14-4.
  3. J. Luna, Henry (2005). Niles Canyon Railways. Charleston, South Carolina: Pacific Locomotive Association & Arcadia Publishing. p. 92. ISBN 978-0-7385-2983-7.



This Alameda County, California–related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.

  • v
  • t
  • e


Текст в блоке "Читать" взят с сайта "Википедия" и доступен по лицензии Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike; в отдельных случаях могут действовать дополнительные условия.

Другой контент может иметь иную лицензию. Перед использованием материалов сайта WikiSort.org внимательно изучите правила лицензирования конкретных элементов наполнения сайта.

2019-2024
WikiSort.org - проект по пересортировке и дополнению контента Википедии