San Francisco Bay · CA
Oakland
The railroad's western end, and an early container port.
- Population
- 440,646 (2020 census)
- Incorporated
- 1852
- Railroad terminal
- 1869
Then
- Before 1800s
The Huchiun Ohlone live on the East Bay shore.
- Early 1800s
Spain grants the East Bay to Luis María Peralta as Rancho San Antonio.
- 1852
The town incorporates. It becomes a city in 1854.
- 1869
Oakland is chosen as the western terminal of the transcontinental railroad.
- 1870
Lake Merritt becomes the country's first official wildlife refuge.
Now
The Port of Oakland handles nearly all of Northern California's container cargo. This place includes Alameda and Berkeley.
10 tide stations around Oakland
- Oakland Inner Harbor0.9 mi
- Oakland Harbor, Grove Street0.9 mi
- Alameda Naval Air Station2.5 mi
- Alameda2.7 mi
- Oakland Harbor, Park Street Bridge3.0 mi
- Oakland, Matson Wharf3.1 mi
- Oakland Pier3.3 mi
- Oakland Middle Harbor3.6 mi
- San Leandro Channel, San Leandro Bay4.4 mi
- Berkeley4.6 mi