Assignment 2

Upon Doing my research, i have managed to actually find books that are directly related to my topic.!! Mt. Eden, the cradle of the salt industry in California by John Sandoval is a historical context of Mt Eden, and manages to explain the history and important figures of the area! many names that we see in Mt. Eden , such as Clawiter, are simply overlooked as a simple street name, but historical context is never tied into it.
Clawiter was a large land owner in the region, who came to this country in hopes of making it big. Indeed big he made it, as Sandoval writes about the 500 acre purchase Mr. Clawiter made of land in the Mt. Eden region in 1877 . The purpose of this land was to grow wheat, and the wheat was then transported to San Francisco. Most of the settlers of the time knew that they would never strike it rich with the gold rush, and the smart ones struck it rich by having businesses and other things that helped maintain society. Mr Clawiter even helped form a cementary for the people of Eden, Which today is located right behind the waterford apts and Chabot College off 92! Him, together with other familiar names such as Gading, and Petermen, hepled establish this fine community, and their names on every other street sign are whats to show. Mt eden sustained itself so well, that the post office still bears its name to this day! You guys should read this book, its a small book, but tis so interisting, you might jsut read it all in one day!


Juan Barajas

Mt Eden history.

The Topic that I have chosen for research is the history of Mt. Eden here in Hayward, Ca. There were a few reasons for which I chose this topic for research. First, I lived in the area for 2 years, and always wondered how such beautifull place can flourish without fluorescent minds. Second, is the funny history behind how this small "Town" Began. It is said that a a group of people from kentucky came to try and strike it rich in California, only to have gone through enough by the time they hit the area. The settlersthen split their supplies and headed seperate paths, but a few remained and inhabited the place illegally through squatting. They then hung up their wagon cover, which read Mt. Eden Company, which is the town they were from, in between two trees and this part of history began. To me this is very significant in American history because at the time, transportation was a major issue, and people didnt inhabit the west due to poor modes of transportation. What the Eden Company managed to accomplish was an actual voyage in which they traveled almost the entire lenght of the country, and managed to end up in the Bay Area. I also find it amazing how various immigrant groups came to from one city. In Mt Eden , it was people of Dutch and German heritage, but the Portuguese, Japanese, Mexicans, all had a part in forming this great city.

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