oint, the site of today's
Port of Oakland. The Long Wharf
served as the terminus both for the
Transcontinental Railroad and for
local commuter trains of the Central (later,
Southern)
Pacific. The Central Pacific also established one of its largest rail yards and
servicing facilities in West Oakland, which continued to be a major local
employer under the Southern Pacific well into the 20th century. The principal
depot of the Southern Pacific in Oakland was the
16th Street Station
located at 16th and Wood, which is currently being restored as part of a
redevelopment
project. In 1871, Cyrus and Susan Mills paid $5,000 for the Young Ladies'
Seminary in
Benicia, renamed it
Mills College,
and moved it to its current location in Oakland, adjacent to what is now
Seminary Boulevard. In 1872, the town of
Brooklyn was
incorporated into Oakland. Brooklyn, a large municipality southeast of Lake
Merritt, was part of what was then called the
Brooklyn Township.
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