San Francisco Bay · CA
Fremont
Five towns merged into one at the bottom of the bay.
- Population
- 230,504 (2020 census)
- Mission founded
- 1797
- Incorporated
- 1956
Then
- 1797
Mission San José is founded on the site of the Ohlone village of Oroysom.
- 1912–1916
Essanay Studios works in Niles, where Charlie Chaplin films The Tramp.
- 1956
Mission San José, Centerville, Niles, Irvington and Warm Springs merge as Fremont.
- 2010
Tesla takes over part of the old NUMMI auto plant.
Now
Tesla's factory is the city's largest employer. The tide stations here wind through the Don Edwards San Francisco Bay National Wildlife Refuge and the sloughs near Alviso.
10 tide stations around Fremont
- Mowry Slough4.8 mi
- Newark Slough5.6 mi
- Coyote Creek, Alviso Slough6.1 mi
- Calaveras Point, west of7.1 mi
- Coyote Creek, Tributary no.17.2 mi
- Dumbarton Highway Bridge7.5 mi
- Coyote Hills Slough entrance7.7 mi
- Upper Guadalupe Slough7.9 mi
- Gold Street Bridge, Alviso Slough8.7 mi
- Palo Alto Yacht Harbor8.9 mi