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Horace Carpentier

Port History Excerpts

Excerpts from the History of the Port of Oakland

Here, we present the excerpts from the rich History of the Port of Oakland: 1850-1934:

 Chapter 1 - 6 .

This collection was written in the WPA era under the sponsorship of the State Emergency Relief Administration, Project 3-F2-85.  The writing style and tone changes throughout because there were ten contributing authors working under Supervising Editor DeWitt Jones.

Waterfront Facts

Established in 1927 as an independent department of the City of Oakland, the Port of Oakland spans 19 miles of waterfront and more than 900 acres of maritime terminal facilities.

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