Eden Landing (also, Mount Eden Landing, Edendale, Barrons Landing, Barron's Landing, and Peterman's Landing) is a former settlement in
Alameda County,
California
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.
Eden Landing was located west-southwest of
Mount Eden.
Its site is now located within the corporate limits of
Hayward.
Eden Landing was established in 1854 by farmers who were dissatisfied with the freight charges at Allen's Landing, which was a quarter of a mile (400 m) west.
The place was bought by Richard Barron in 1855, and renamed Barrons Landing.
Henry Louis Petermann and Mary F. Petermann operated their salt works here.
was located east of Eden Landing on
Alameda Creek.
A post office operated at Edendale from 1873 to 1875.
Coordinates were obtained from USGS GNIS
USGS GNIS
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See also
*Eden Landing Ecological Reserve
Eden Landing Ecological Reserve is a nature reserve in Hayward, California, Hayward and Union City, California, on the eastern shore of San Francisco Bay. The reserve is managed by the California Department of Fish and Game and includes of forme ...
, in the same region
* Eden Township, a former township that includes the present-day cities of Hayward and San Leandro
* Mt. Eden, an area of Hayward
References
Former settlements in Alameda County, California
Neighborhoods in Hayward, California
Populated places established in 1854
1854 establishments in California
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