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History of Tesla - A California Coal Mining Town

Dan L. Mosier and Earle E. Williams, 2002, 2nd edition, soft cover, 405 p., ISBN 1889064084.

The life and death of a coal mining town, Tesla, California. It was founded in 1890 by John Treadwell, who turned the Tesla coal mines into the largest producer in California for nearly a decade. The historical significance of Tesla is documented for the first time. Over 160 photographs depict life at Tesla during its heyday.

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Alameda County Place Names

Page Mosier and Dan Mosier, 1986, soft cover, 130 p., ISBN 1889064025.

Origins of over 800 names current and obsolete are described and shown on maps. Names include cities, towns, villages, ghost towns, town sites, landings, railroad stations, points, peaks, hills, canyons, streams, and other geographic names. An important reference book for historians and genealogists researching in Alameda County.

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Dublin Gold

Dan Mosier and Page Finney, 2001, 2nd ed., soft cover, 18 p., ISBN 1889064076.

History of the discovery of gold in 1871 on Gold Creek near Dublin, California. This book gave the information for the historical plaque erected by the Joaquin Murrieta Chapter 13 of E Clampus Vitus.

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Assassination In Decoto

Timothy Swenson, 2005, soft cover, 35 p., ISBN 1889064106.

History of the assassination of Police Chief William Cann, in 1974, when racial tensions erupted between the Hispanics and the white newcomers in the town of Decoto (now part of Union City).

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The H.A. Coal Mine

Dan Mosier, 2018, digital pdf, ISBN 978-1-889064-12-2.

Chronicles the history of the H.A. coal mine in Hayward, California, as reported in the local newspapers during the 1870s.

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Harrisville and the Livermore Coal Mines

Dan Mosier, 2018, digital pdf, ISBN 978-1-889064-13-0.

History of the Harrisville coal mining camp and its coal mines from 1862 to 1907. Harrisville was located in eastern Alameda County, California.

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Corral Hollow Coal Mining District

Dan Mosier, 2022, digital pdf, ISBN 978-1-889064-14-7.

History of the Corral Hollow coal mining district in Alameda and San Joaquin Counties, California. Covers all of the coal mines from its discovery in 1855 to 1890.

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