| Author: | Mary-Jo Wainwright, Museum on Main | ISBN: | 9781439634141 |
| Publisher: | Arcadia Publishing Inc. | Publication: | October 10, 2007 |
| Imprint: | Arcadia Publishing | Language: | English |
| Author: | Mary-Jo Wainwright, Museum on Main |
| ISBN: | 9781439634141 |
| Publisher: | Arcadia Publishing Inc. |
| Publication: | October 10, 2007 |
| Imprint: | Arcadia Publishing |
| Language: | English |
The city of Pleasanton, located in the beautiful Amador-Livermore valley, was formed in 1867 when immigrants John Kottinger and Joshua Neal used land from their Californio wives� dowries and laid out a town. Kottinger named the city after Civil War general Alfred Pleasonton, but a postal clerical error changed the spelling to �Pleasanton� and the name stuck. The men secured Pleasanton�s future by offering land to the Western Pacific Railroad for a railroad station and landing. Planning for future growth thus became a legacy that is still embraced by this modern city of 70,000 people. Today families and tourists are attracted to Pleasanton�s historic downtown, where 19thcentury buildings still stand and people stroll among its many shops and restaurants.
The city of Pleasanton, located in the beautiful Amador-Livermore valley, was formed in 1867 when immigrants John Kottinger and Joshua Neal used land from their Californio wives� dowries and laid out a town. Kottinger named the city after Civil War general Alfred Pleasonton, but a postal clerical error changed the spelling to �Pleasanton� and the name stuck. The men secured Pleasanton�s future by offering land to the Western Pacific Railroad for a railroad station and landing. Planning for future growth thus became a legacy that is still embraced by this modern city of 70,000 people. Today families and tourists are attracted to Pleasanton�s historic downtown, where 19thcentury buildings still stand and people stroll among its many shops and restaurants.
