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WAY BACK
Back in -6000 the Ohlone People/ Hunter gatherers inhabited this area. -
Spanish colonization.
This was one of the areas that the Spanish marched through and later colonized. This was also the site of the first Spanish Ohloe encounter. -
Rancho de los Pulgas ( Ranch of the Fleas)
A land grant for Rancho de los pulgas ( Ranch of the Fleas), was given to José Darío Argüello, a spanish governer of california. This ranch spaned what is now: Redwood City, Emerald Hills, Belmont, Atherton, Menlo Park, East Menlo Park, San Mateo, San Carlos, and San Francisco. -
Land passed on.
In 1822 the Ranch was passed on to Luís Antonio Argüello (Son), First native governer of California. -
Land passed on again.
In 1830 Luis Antonio Argüello died, and in 1835 the Mexican goverment Granted it to his heirs, his wife moved to the ranch between 1830-1840. -
Mexican-American war
The American goverment declared war against Mexico -
Gold Rush
The California Gold Rush began, marking the beggining of californias state hood and future as the most populous state, the biggest agricultural state with more than 80% of the USA's food, and if we declared independance, the 9th biggest economicly, and the 34th most populous. -
End of Mexican-American war
The Mexican-American war with the treaty of Guatalupe, made the land of California under the control of the USA. -
First lake
A Legislator got part of the ranch and dammed a small pond on the property to increase its capasity, this formed the first of the 2 Emerald lakes. -
Lumber industry.
Around the 1850's the bay area, esspecially Redwood City, was dominated by a huge lumber industy (thus REDWOOD City) this is one of Redwood Cities main global connections. -
Redwood city formation A.K.A Mezesville
In the Gold Rush, Simon Mezes was hired to defend the ranchos land, he was paid 15% of their land, he called this land Mezesville, now we know it as Redwood City. -
California statehood
As part of the compromise for an equal amount of slave and no-slave states, and partially becuase of the gold rush population surge, California became a state. -
More divisions.
In 1874 Soledad died, and the ranch further fell apart closer to the current day boundries. -
Summer homes and resorts.
In the 1920's Emerald Hills was advertised as a great place for San Franciscans to spent time in the summer, this was also the time that the CLIMATE BEST, BY GOVERMENT TEST (Which now hangs on an arch over Redwood City) phrase became popular. Also the low fog and proxsimity (at the time) was advertized. -
Emerald Hills Country Club
The Emerald Lake Country Club was formed, taking ownership of and incorperation the first lake, and making it open for the public. -
Mercury discovered.
Mercury was discovered on the property of Andy Oddstead, this is what Silver Hill road is nameed for. -
Oracle Founded
Oracle is one of many large global companies in Redwood city -
Electronic Arts
Electronic Arts is a very large video game company currently with an estimated worth of 2.58 billions dollars, another of many large global companies based in Redwood City. -
Edgewood Park
Edgewood Park was designated a County park becuase of the rare butterfly that lives there and because of the rare serpentine rock.
