Author: Michael Smookler
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
ISBN: 9780738547275
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 134
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The official slogan of this quaint and curious town proclaims, "It's great to be alive in Colma!" In no other city in the United States would such a slogan have the meaning that it does here. Colma, only 2.25 square miles, has 1,500 living residents but more than a thousand times that in its deceased population. Seventeen cemeteries cover 75 percent of Colma's land. There is, however, more to Colma--formerly named Lawndale--than its cemeteries and monuments. A vibrant community, it boasts a rich history, including agricultural and business history, sports teams, schools, a theatre, and drayage businesses. Together, these components comprise a unique and important town and a critical part of San Mateo County's heritage.
Colma
Author: Michael Smookler
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
ISBN: 9780738547275
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 134
Book Description
The official slogan of this quaint and curious town proclaims, "It's great to be alive in Colma!" In no other city in the United States would such a slogan have the meaning that it does here. Colma, only 2.25 square miles, has 1,500 living residents but more than a thousand times that in its deceased population. Seventeen cemeteries cover 75 percent of Colma's land. There is, however, more to Colma--formerly named Lawndale--than its cemeteries and monuments. A vibrant community, it boasts a rich history, including agricultural and business history, sports teams, schools, a theatre, and drayage businesses. Together, these components comprise a unique and important town and a critical part of San Mateo County's heritage.
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
ISBN: 9780738547275
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 134
Book Description
The official slogan of this quaint and curious town proclaims, "It's great to be alive in Colma!" In no other city in the United States would such a slogan have the meaning that it does here. Colma, only 2.25 square miles, has 1,500 living residents but more than a thousand times that in its deceased population. Seventeen cemeteries cover 75 percent of Colma's land. There is, however, more to Colma--formerly named Lawndale--than its cemeteries and monuments. A vibrant community, it boasts a rich history, including agricultural and business history, sports teams, schools, a theatre, and drayage businesses. Together, these components comprise a unique and important town and a critical part of San Mateo County's heritage.
Colma BART Station AA, San Mateo County
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Pages : 356
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City of Souls
Author: Michael Svanevik
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Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 156
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History of closing the cemeteries in San Francisco, transferring the remains to Colma, and stories on each cemetery in Colma.
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Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 156
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History of closing the cemeteries in San Francisco, transferring the remains to Colma, and stories on each cemetery in Colma.
The Stratigraphy and Distribution of the Colma Formation, San Francisco, California
Author: Laurel Huggins Hochstetler
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Languages : en
Pages : 270
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Pages : 270
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Alive in Necropolis
Author: Doug Dorst
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 1101014946
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 456
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A "dark and funny debut"(Seattle-Times) about a young police officer struggling to maintain a sense of reality in a town where the dead outnumber the living. Colma, California, the "cemetery city" serving San Francisco, is the resting place of the likes of Joe DiMaggio, Wyatt Earp, and William Randolph Hearst. It is also the home of Michael Mercer, a by-the-book rookie cop struggling to settle comfortably into adult life. Instead, he becomes obsessed with the mysterious fate of his predecessor, Sergeant Wes Featherstone, who spent his last years policing the dead as well as the living. As Mercer attempts to navigate the drama of his own daily life, his own grip on reality starts to slip-either that, or Colma's more famous residents are not resting in peace as they should be.
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 1101014946
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 456
Book Description
A "dark and funny debut"(Seattle-Times) about a young police officer struggling to maintain a sense of reality in a town where the dead outnumber the living. Colma, California, the "cemetery city" serving San Francisco, is the resting place of the likes of Joe DiMaggio, Wyatt Earp, and William Randolph Hearst. It is also the home of Michael Mercer, a by-the-book rookie cop struggling to settle comfortably into adult life. Instead, he becomes obsessed with the mysterious fate of his predecessor, Sergeant Wes Featherstone, who spent his last years policing the dead as well as the living. As Mercer attempts to navigate the drama of his own daily life, his own grip on reality starts to slip-either that, or Colma's more famous residents are not resting in peace as they should be.
Zoological Series
Author: Field Museum of Natural History
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Category : Zoology
Languages : en
Pages : 396
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Category : Zoology
Languages : en
Pages : 396
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Publication
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Category : Zoology
Languages : en
Pages : 786
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Category : Zoology
Languages : en
Pages : 786
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Catalogue of Birds of the Americas and the Adjacent Islands in Field Museum of Natural History
Author: Field Museum of Natural History
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Category : Birds
Languages : en
Pages : 410
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Category : Birds
Languages : en
Pages : 410
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Special Publication
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Category : Agriculture
Languages : en
Pages : 1122
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Category : Agriculture
Languages : en
Pages : 1122
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Chamber's Cyclopædia of English Literature
Author: Robert Chambers
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Category : American literature
Languages : en
Pages : 844
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Category : American literature
Languages : en
Pages : 844
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