San Ramon Chronicles

Stories of Bygone Days

Beverly Lane, Museum of the San Ramon Valley

• Publisher: The History Press
• Year: 2015
• Edition: 0
• eBook ISBN:
  9781625856012
• Topic: History
• Subtopic: North American History
• Index: History

Though a relatively young city, San Ramon has history stretching back to California's founding. Ohlone Indians first inhabited the area before rancheros grazed the land more than a century ago. Drawn by the Gold Rush, pioneers and prospectors settled the place promoters labeled a "Garden of Eden." Diversified farming of the valley, full of orchards and plentiful fields, sustained the rural population. Sitting in the shadow of historic Mount Diablo, San Ramon is a growing city recognized for its extraordinary parks, schools and active citizenry. Local author Beverly Lane brings to life San Ramon's vibrant past.

Table of contents

• Front Cover
• Half Title
• Title Page
• Copyright
• Contents
• Acknowledgements
• Introduction
• A Look at San Ramon
• First People: The Ohlone Indians
• Jose Maria Amador’s Rancho San Ramon
• Early Pioneers Left Their Marks
• San Ramon Could Have Been Limerick
• Farmers and Ranchers of San Ramon
• San Ramon Scholars
• After the Civil War in San Ramon
• The Boulevard’s Grande Dames Plus One
• And Here’s San Ramon—in 1880
• Bishop Ranch in the Heart of San Ramon
• Henry Wiedemann’s San Ramon Memories
• The 1906 Earthquake and Fire Light Up the Western Sky
• The Twentieth Century Marches On
• The Party Place: San Ramon Hall
• Rose Peters Emery’s Recollections
• Libraries, Past and Present
• San Ramon Welcomes the Freeway in 1966
• San Ramon’s Fire Protection District, 1963–80
• Suburban San Ramon—South
• Suburban San Ramon—North
• Bishop Ranch Business Park
• The Dougherty Valley
• San Ramon Embraces Cityhood
• The City’s First Decades
• Where IS San Ramon?
• Appendices
• Bibliography
• About the Author