Laddville, California

Coordinates: 37°41′5.79″N 121°45′45.17″W / 37.6849417°N 121.7625472°W Laddville (or "Laddsville") is a former settlement in Alameda County, California. It was located east of the settlement which eventually became Livermore.[1] A hotel was started in 1855 by Alphonso Ladd, and the community that grew up surrounding the hotel became Laddville.[1] When the railroad was built through the Livermore Valley, the station was placed west of Laddville near the nascent Livermore.[1] Through growth the city limits of Livermore came to extend over the site of Laddville.[1]

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  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Durham, David L. (1998). California's Geographic Names: A Gazetteer of Historic and Modern Names of the State. Clovis, Calif.: Word Dancer Press. p. 655. ISBN 1-884995-14-4.

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