Kennedy Grove Regional Recreation Area
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Kennedy Grove Regional Recreation Area is an East Bay Regional Parks
facility located at the foot of the San Pablo Dam in Richmond, California. This 222 acre (0.89840292 km²) park, opened in 1967, is named after the late U.S. President John F. Kennedy
. The park features a large number of eucalyptus trees planted in 1910.
In the late century, the area which now comprises the park was traversed by the California and Nevada Railroad
.
East Bay Regional Park District
The East Bay Regional Park District is a special district operating in Alameda County and Contra Costa County, California, within the East Bay area of the San Francisco Bay Area...
facility located at the foot of the San Pablo Dam in Richmond, California. This 222 acre (0.89840292 km²) park, opened in 1967, is named after the late U.S. President John F. Kennedy
John F. Kennedy
John Fitzgerald "Jack" Kennedy , often referred to by his initials JFK, was the 35th President of the United States, serving from 1961 until his assassination in 1963....
. The park features a large number of eucalyptus trees planted in 1910.
In the late century, the area which now comprises the park was traversed by the California and Nevada Railroad
California and Nevada Railroad
The California and Nevada Railroad was a steam narrow gauge railroad which ran in the East Bay of the San Francisco Bay Area in the late 19th century. It was incorporated on March 25, 1884. J.S. Emery was listed as the railroad's president, for which present day Emeryville is named. On March 1,...
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