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Freight service from Oakland to Lafayette ceased on March 1, 1957. [30] Overhead wire and tracks were removed and the Shepherd Canyon tunnel sealed. The former roadbed from St Mary's College through Lafayette was converted to the popular Lafayette–Moraga Regional Trail. The following year, freight service only extended from Walnut Creek to ...
Lafayette Ridge is within Briones Park, and runs parallel to the city of Lafayette.The Lafayette Ridge Trail is approximately 2 miles (3.2 km) long. It begins at the parking lot of Springhill Elementary School and reaches the summit of Russel Peak at 1357 ft (414 m) in elevation, where it divides into the Russel Peak Trail and Briones Crest Trail.
California State Association of Counties; State map showing the county names and linking to county data; California State Association of Counties- The Creation of Our 58 Counties, with Maps of the 58 Counties Each Decade ca.1850–1900; California State Association of Counties, Map of California Counties: c. 1907–Present
Moraga is a town in Contra Costa County, California, in the San Francisco Bay Area. The town is named in honor of Joaquín Moraga, member of the famed Californio family. As of 2020, Moraga had a total population of 16,870 people. Moraga is the home of Saint Mary's College of California.
Lafayette Elementary School District is a public school district based in Contra Costa County, California, United States. Schools Elementary. Burton Valley Elementary ...
The Lafayette-Moraga Regional Trail is a 7.65-mile (12.31 km) pedestrian, bicycle, and equestrian path which runs between the cities of Lafayette and Moraga in Contra Costa county, California. It was one of the first rail-trails to be built in California.
Marie-Joseph Paul Yves Roch Gilbert du Motier de La Fayette, Marquis de La Fayette [a] (French: [ʒilbɛʁ dy mɔtje maʁki d(ə) la fajɛt]; 6 September 1757 – 20 May 1834), known in the United States as Lafayette [a] (/ ˌ l ɑː f i ˈ ɛ t, ˌ l æ f-/ LA(H)F-ee-ET), was a French nobleman and military officer who volunteered to join the Continental Army, led by General George Washington ...
Canyon, [2] formerly known as Sequoya, [7] is an unincorporated community located near the border of Contra Costa [1] and Alameda [2] [3] counties, in the U.S. state of California. It is situated between Oakland and Moraga in the San Francisco Bay Area .