A blast from the past about the history of Hercules
Hercules began as a manufacturing plant that made dynamite and later TNT. Known at that
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Contra Costa Historical Society adding Sharkey documents to online collection
Local history buffs will soon have online access to the contents of the extensive Sharkey
Endangered old Pacheco adobe seeks savior
There’s a lot of talk around Concord about the Don Fernando Pacheco adobe as the
Area’s first Olympic-sized pool still making a splash
In the ’50s and ’60s, folks would pack the family in the car and head
Portuguese immigrants took to farming in Clayton
In the 18th century, life was especially difficult in the nine volcanic islands of the
Rich history of mining in Clayton hills
The so-called gravel we now see mined on Mount Diablo is just one of many
Settlers not discouraged by Mt. Diablo’s shaking ground
Long, long ago, the land around Concord was filled with water. History books tell us