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City of Pleasanton—Hidden Canyon Residences and Preserve Cultural Resources and Tribal Cultural Resources Draft EIR 3.4-6 FirstCarbon Solutions https://adecinnovations.sharepoint.com/sites/PublicationsSite/Shared Documents/Publications/Client (PN-JN)/2148/21480016/EIR/3 - Draft EIR/21480016 Sec03-04 Cultural-Tribal Cultural Resources.docx Valley to the west, Livermore to the east, Danville to the north, Pleasanton to the southeast, and Sunol to the south. The town, initially known as Amador after Jose Maria Amador, was later named Dougherty's. James Witt Dougherty of Tennessee acquired a large portion of Amador's Rancho San Ramon and operated a hotel for stage travelers (1852)."Dougherty's Station" warranted a post office as early as February 15, 1860 and the name was changed to "Dougherty" in 1896. "Dublin" was reportedly used by Dougherty for the southern area of the town because of the number of Irish settlers. The historic settlement area is located in the vicinity of Donlon Way and Dublin Way and includes Old St. Raymond's Church, the Pioneer Cemetery, Old Murray School, Green Store, and the Weightman Tract (formerly the site of the Green Mansion/Murray Homestead). The post office was changed to Dublin on January 18, 1896 and discontinued on February 29, 1908. The Dublin post office, a classified branch, was established in September 1963 [sic]. The railroad bypassed Dublin for Pleasanton and Livermore and was responsible in Dublin's decline as a commercial center. The city was incorporated in February 1982. It is currently a fast-developing residential and commercial center in the Tri-Valley area. Pleasanton The historic center of the town of Pleasanton is approximately 4.75 miles southeast of the proposed project. Pleasanton was surveyed in 1869 as a direct result of the arrival of the railroad. The precursor to Pleasanton was a small settlement named Alisal or Alsal (sycamores or cottonwood) located approximately two miles north/northeast of the project. It was founded in 1857 when Duerr & Nusbaumer opened a store in John Kottinger's house. Kottinger, who had immigrated from Austria in 1851, married into the Bernal family and operated a livestock ranch on a portion of the Bernal rancho. By 1864, in addition to the general store, Alisal also had a hotel and school. The center of town moved south to the train station when the railroad arrived. The original town plat near the station was on land owned by Kottinger and Joshua Neal, who had also married into the Bernal family and had been the majordomo for Robert Livermore's nearby Rancho Los Positas. Kottinger’s plat for Pleasanton was filed on September 20, 1869. By 1876, the town of Pleasanton had a couple of hotels, "some good stores," a post office, an express office, and grain warehouses. By the late 1870s, Pleasanton's population had grown to between 500 to 600, while Murray Township's population was about 4,000. Pleasanton continued to be a small farm town until the mid-20th century. The town was incorporated in 1896, and Pleasanton Township was created in 1904 from the western section of Murray Township. Pleasanton's population of about 1,200 in the early 20th century did not increase significantly until after World War II. During the period before World War II, the population increased as a greater variety of agricultural products were produced in the area. Pleasanton became an important area for growing tomatoes, hops and sugar beets. In 1932, the packing houses in Pleasanton shipped grapes, tomatoes, cauliflower, squash and other vegetables; hay and grains were still important products in the area which had the only grain elevator in Alameda County. Dairying became increasingly important by the 1920s, and a number of the largest dairies in Alameda County were in the Pleasanton area. With a population of 3,000, Pleasanton was the smallest incorporated city in Alameda County in 1954. The opening of Parks Air Force Base and the Livermore atomic research laboratory during World War II began a period of growth in the Pleasanton area that transformed it from a small agricultural town into suburban residential/office community. New