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<div id="contentSub"><div id="mw-content-subtitle"></div></div> <div id="mw-content-text" class="mw-body-content"><div class="mw-content-ltr mw-parser-output" lang="en" dir="ltr"><figure typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Map_of_Alameda_County_1878_LARGE.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8e/Map_of_Alameda_County_1878_LARGE.jpg/350px-Map_of_Alameda_County_1878_LARGE.jpg" decoding="async" width="350" height="223" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8e/Map_of_Alameda_County_1878_LARGE.jpg/525px-Map_of_Alameda_County_1878_LARGE.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8e/Map_of_Alameda_County_1878_LARGE.jpg/700px-Map_of_Alameda_County_1878_LARGE.jpg 2x" data-file-width="960" data-file-height="611" /></a><figcaption>Washington Township (in green, lower left) within Alameda County as of 1878</figcaption></figure> <p><b>Washington Township</b> is a former township of <a href="/wiki/Alameda_County,_California" title="Alameda County, California">Alameda County, California</a> in the San Francisco Bay Area region, which includes the present day cities of <a href="/wiki/Union_City,_California" title="Union City, California">Union City</a>, <a href="/wiki/Fremont,_California" title="Fremont, California">Fremont</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Newark,_California" title="Newark, California">Newark</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-:0_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The first permanent settlement in the area was <a href="/wiki/Mission_San_Jos%C3%A9_(California)" title="Mission San José (California)">Mission San José</a>, established in 1797. The township was formed in 1853, and named for president George Washington.<sup id="cite_ref-:1_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:1-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="History">History</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Washington_Township,_Alameda_County,_California&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: History"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Events leading to the formation of the township began in 1797 with the establishment of Mission San José by the Spanish. Many <a href="/wiki/Ohlone" title="Ohlone">Ohlone</a> Native Americans settled at the mission to work, ending their traditional village life of hunting and gathering. In 1834, Mexico released California's Native Americans from the control of the mission system, as well as giving the mission property to caretakers.<sup id="cite_ref-carruthers_2000_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-carruthers_2000-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Several Mexican land grants were given from this area. Fulgencia Higuera received a grant known as <a href="/wiki/Rancho_Agua_Caliente_(Higuera)" class="mw-redirect" title="Rancho Agua Caliente (Higuera)">Rancho Agua Caliente</a> in 1839. Andrews Pico and Juan B. Alvarado were granted the outer lands of Mission San José, known as <a href="/wiki/Rancho_Ex-Mission_San_Jos%C3%A9" title="Rancho Ex-Mission San José">Rancho Ex-Mission San José</a>, in 1846, but it was taken from them by California courts in 1859. Thomas Pacheco and Augustin Alviso received <a href="/wiki/Rancho_Potrero_de_los_Cerritos" title="Rancho Potrero de los Cerritos">Rancho Potrero de los Cerritos</a> in 1844, and José de Jesus Vallejo received <a href="/wiki/Rancho_Arroyo_de_la_Alameda" title="Rancho Arroyo de la Alameda">Rancho Arroyo de la Alameda</a> (which extended into Eden Township) in 1842.<sup id="cite_ref-:1_2-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:1-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The California gold rush beginning in 1848 brought many prospectors to travel through the Mission San José area to the mountains, making the Mission an important trading site.<sup id="cite_ref-:2_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:2-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 1849, California became a United States territory, and when California achieved statehood in 1850, the area became part of <a href="/wiki/Santa_Clara_County,_California" title="Santa Clara County, California">Santa Clara County</a>. In 1853, Alameda County was formed from portions of Contra Costa and Santa Clara Counties, and was divided into six townships including Washington.<sup id="cite_ref-:1_2-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:1-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Alvarado,_California" title="Alvarado, California">Alvarado</a> in present-day <a href="/wiki/Union_City,_California" title="Union City, California">Union City</a> was designated as the county seat.<sup id="cite_ref-:2_4-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:2-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Geographical_features">Geographical features</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Washington_Township,_Alameda_County,_California&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Geographical features"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Washington Township is bounded to the west by the <a href="/wiki/San_Francisco_Bay" title="San Francisco Bay">San Francisco Bay</a>, and to the east by a mountain range that includes the 2,520-foot-tall <a href="/wiki/Mission_Peak" title="Mission Peak">Mission Peak</a>. <a href="/wiki/Alameda_Creek" title="Alameda Creek">Alameda Creek</a> runs from east to west through <a href="/wiki/Niles_Canyon" title="Niles Canyon">Niles Canyon</a>, which was used as a passage for the <a href="/wiki/First_transcontinental_railroad" title="First transcontinental railroad">first transcontinental railroad</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-:0_1-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p><a href="/wiki/Alameda_Creek" title="Alameda Creek">Alameda Creek</a> is the most important stream in <a href="/wiki/Alameda_County,_California" title="Alameda County, California">Alameda County</a> and the Township. From this Creek is derived the name of the County. Alameda Creek was the former boundary between Contra Costa and Santa Clara Counties during the period from 1850, when Contra Costa and Santa Clara Counties were formed, to 1853 when Alameda County was carved from these two Counties. The portion of Washington Township south of Alameda Creek is the only part of Alameda County that is not derived from Contra Costa County.<sup id="cite_ref-Thompson&West_1878_5-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Thompson&West_1878-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup class="reference nowrap"><span title="Page / location: 17, 26">: 17, 26 </span></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Washington_Township,_Alameda_County,_California&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-2{column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-3{column-width:25em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns{margin-top:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns ol{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns li{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-alpha{list-style-type:upper-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-roman{list-style-type:upper-roman}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-alpha{list-style-type:lower-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-greek{list-style-type:lower-greek}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-roman{list-style-type:lower-roman}</style><div class="reflist"> <div class="mw-references-wrap"><ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-:0-1"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-:0_1-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-:0_1-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1238218222">.mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit;word-wrap:break-word}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"\"""\"""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation:target{background-color:rgba(0,127,255,0.133)}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-free.id-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/65/Lock-green.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited.id-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration.id-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription.id-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg")right 0.1em center/12px no-repeat}body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-free a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background-size:contain;padding:0 1em 0 0}.mw-parser-output .cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:none;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#085;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right{padding-right:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .citation .mw-selflink{font-weight:inherit}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}</style><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://museumoflocalhistory.org/resources/a-brief-history-of-washington-township/">"A Brief History of Washington Township | Washington Township Museum of Local History"</a>. <i>museumoflocalhistory.org</i><span class="reference-accessdate">. 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