Rheem,
also known as Rheem Valley
and Rheem Center,
is an
unincorporated community in
Contra Costa County
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,
California, United States.
It is located north-northwest of
Danville,
at an elevation of 587 feet (179 m).
It was incorporated into the town of
Moraga when that town was incorporated in 1974.
The place was named after its developer, Donald Laird Rheem, one of the founders of
Rheem Manufacturing Company and the son of
William Rheem, President of
Standard Oil Company
Standard Oil Company, Inc., was an American oil production, transportation, refining, and marketing company that operated from 1870 to 1911. At its height, Standard Oil was the largest petroleum company in the world, and its success made its co-f ...
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References
Unincorporated communities in California
Unincorporated communities in Contra Costa County, California
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