Laddville, California Explained

37.6849°N -121.7625°WLaddville (or "Laddsville") is a former settlement in the western Livermore Valley of Alameda County, California.

It was located east of the settlement which eventually became Livermore.

History

A hotel was started in 1855 by Alphonso Ladd, and the community that grew up surrounding the hotel became Laddville. When the railroad was built through the Livermore Valley in August 1869,^{[1] [2]} the station was placed west of Laddville near the nascent Livermore. Through growth the city limits of Livermore came to extend over the site of Laddville.

See also

• • List of cities and towns in California
• Livermore, California

External links

• Laddsville history and photos, eLivermore.com website

Notes and References

1. Web site: Western end of the railroad . cdnc.ucr.edu . Stockton Independent, Volume XVII, Number 11, 13 August 1869 . 31 December 2019.
2. Web site: The railroad . cdnc.ucr.edu . Stockton Independent, Volume XVII, Number 16, 19 August 1869 . 31 December 2019 . The track of the Western Pacific Railroad was laid to Laddsville yesterday, by a party working eastward..