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Alvin Tenpo > Found photo of leis for a party at the Old Homestead in Crockett, CA.
The Old Homestead was the first home in Crockett.  It's now used for
for special events.
Alvin Tenpo > Crockett was once two towns, Crockett and Valona.  Over the years the 
two towns merged and took the name Crockett. 

The old boundary between the two sections of town is approximately located
at 4th Ave and Loring Ave.  Valona towards the west and Crockett to the
east.
Alvin Tenpo > C&H Sugar Company's processing plant is located in Crockett, CA.

Established in 1906, it's still processing sugar.  Approximately 40% still comes
from Hawaii.  The other 60% comes from other sources, like the Phillipines, 
and South America.

During the 1930's sugar processing was going full bore.  Here's an interesting
essay about union conflicts of 1938:

      http://cocohistory.com/essays-sugarwars.html
Alvin Tenpo > C&H Sugar Plant

It's an amazing looking place.  Still looks like it's from the Industrial Revolution.
Alvin Tenpo > Crockett was the last town in California to use a switchboard.
They went to rotary phones in 1969.
Alvin Tenpo > Leo Cid, one of the fine citizens of Crockett.

Seek him out at the Crockett Historical Museum, he's a wealth of knowledge and 
a congenial gentleman.
Alvin Tenpo > Remnants of the old wharves from the days when Crockett and Port Costa were
bustling shipping towns. 

The demise of the wharves were blamed on the teredo, a wood boring worm that destroyed
piers and wharves in the Carquinez Straits.
Alvin Tenpo > Port Costa, established in 1883.  Once a bustling water front and home to the large
train ferries, The Solano and The Contra Costa.

Port Costa Website:

http://www.portcosta.com/new_page_5.htm


Link to information about the train ferries, The Solano and The Contra Costa:

http://cprr.org/Museum/Solano/
Alvin Tenpo > Port Costa Post Office Boxes
Found photo of leis for a party at the Old Homestead in Crockett, CA.
The Old Homestead was the first home in Crockett. It's now used for
for special events.
 > Found photo of leis for a party at the Old Homestead in Crockett, CA.
The Old Homestead was the first home in Crockett.  It's now used for
for special events.
Found photo of leis for a party at the Old Homestead in Crockett, CA.
The Old Homestead was the first home in Crockett. It's now used for
for special events.
Camera: Panasonic (Dmc-fz30) |
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