Dublin, California
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History
Jose Maria Amador was the son of Pedro and Maria Amador and was born at the Presidio in San Francisco in 1794. Maria Amador was literate and taught her children to read. Jose served in the military (as did his father) and then became an administrator of the Mission San Jose. He also was a indian fighter, a pioneer and a rancher. In 1826, Jose Maria Amador applied for a land grant that became effective in 1834. The area was called Rancho San Ramon and totalled 16,516.95 acres. The north part of that grant bordered what is now Crow Canyon Road.
Jose Maria Amador had his headquarters in a placed called Alamilla Spring where he had several adobes including a two story adobe (something that was not common). Today that location is now called Dublin and there is a historical marker there just north of Dublin Blvd. near the intersection and west of San Ramon Road in front of the southern entrance of the The Springs apartments. The actual adobes were just west of the marker.
Amador sold some of the land to new immigrants in the area. A large chunk of it went to Norris and other land went to Dougherty, Micheal Murray, and Jeremiah Fallon. Gold brought a lot of people to the area and California became a state in 1850. Alameda County was formed in 1853 (by taking parts of Contra Costa and Santa Clara counties).
Michael Murray, his sister Eleanor, and Jeremiah Fallon were born in Elphin county Roscommon Ireland and stepped off a ship in 1833. Jeremiah met Eleanor and Michael while travelling on the ship. He later married Eleanor. After being separated for a while Eleanor was reunited with her brother as he made plans to travel west. They agreed to join him and later travelled to California by wagon train (initially in the same group as the famed "Donner Party"). After spending time at Mission San Jose, they eventually made their way to the Valley and purchased land from Jose Maria Amador.
When Alameda County was formed, the Dublin area was named Murray Township, after Michael Murray. He and Jeremiah soon donated land and helped build the first school in the valley (also named Murray). The school, along with St. Raymond's Church, the Dublin Cemetery, and the Green Store are all historical sites that still exist and are located on Donlon Way (just off of Dublin Blvd.) The school is now being used as the Dublin Heritage Center. I highly recommend making a trip to the Heritage Center as there is so much more information available about Dublin and the other cities in the Valley. Also, the library has a section on area history.
Jose Maria Amador had his headquarters in a placed called Alamilla Spring where he had several adobes including a two story adobe (something that was not common). Today that location is now called Dublin and there is a historical marker there just north of Dublin Blvd. near the intersection and west of San Ramon Road in front of the southern entrance of the The Springs apartments. The actual adobes were just west of the marker.
Amador sold some of the land to new immigrants in the area. A large chunk of it went to Norris and other land went to Dougherty, Micheal Murray, and Jeremiah Fallon. Gold brought a lot of people to the area and California became a state in 1850. Alameda County was formed in 1853 (by taking parts of Contra Costa and Santa Clara counties).
Michael Murray, his sister Eleanor, and Jeremiah Fallon were born in Elphin county Roscommon Ireland and stepped off a ship in 1833. Jeremiah met Eleanor and Michael while travelling on the ship. He later married Eleanor. After being separated for a while Eleanor was reunited with her brother as he made plans to travel west. They agreed to join him and later travelled to California by wagon train (initially in the same group as the famed "Donner Party"). After spending time at Mission San Jose, they eventually made their way to the Valley and purchased land from Jose Maria Amador.
When Alameda County was formed, the Dublin area was named Murray Township, after Michael Murray. He and Jeremiah soon donated land and helped build the first school in the valley (also named Murray). The school, along with St. Raymond's Church, the Dublin Cemetery, and the Green Store are all historical sites that still exist and are located on Donlon Way (just off of Dublin Blvd.) The school is now being used as the Dublin Heritage Center. I highly recommend making a trip to the Heritage Center as there is so much more information available about Dublin and the other cities in the Valley. Also, the library has a section on area history.
Amador's Historical Marker
Old Murray School/Heritage Center
St. Raymonds Church
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