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Palo Alto, California


Palo Alto is a city in Santa Clara County, in the San Francisco Bay Area of California, USA. Palo Alto is located at the northern end of Silicon Valley, and is home to Stanford University (which is technically located in an adjacent area — Stanford, California), and to several successful high-technology companies. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 58,598. Palo Alto is home to the headquarters of Hewlett-Packard. It is named for a tree called El Palo Alto. The northern half of Palo Alto, north of Oregon Expressway, is filled with elegant homes, some of which date back to the 1890s but most of which were built in the first four decades of the 20th century on tree-lined streets. South of Oregon Expressway, in the southern half of Palo Alto, the houses, including many Joseph Eichler-designed or Eichler-style houses, were primarily built in the first 20 years after World War II. While both halves of the city contain homes that now cost anywhere from $700,000 to well in excess of $1 million, giving the entire city a somewhat-deserved reputation as a wealthy enclave, the fact is that the housing stock of south Palo Alto is rather middle-class in the style of mid-century California suburbia, and would not be so expensive were it not in such a desirable location, close to both Stanford University and the Silicon Valley. Typically, homes in the northern half of the city are even more expensive than those in the southern half. Palo Alto is also generally perceived to have excellent public schools and a high quality of life. A good description of high-tech life in Palo Alto around 1995 is found in the novel by Douglas Coupland, ''Microserfs''. One visible trend at the time was that of people who lived in San Francisco, but who drove south 30 to 50 miles each weekday in order to work in Silicon Valley. Palo Alto's sister city in Sweden is Linköping. Its Mexican sister is Oaxaca, Oaxaca.

Geography

Palo Alto is located

Palo Alto, Pennsylvania


Palo Alto is a borough located in Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania. As of the 2000 census, the borough had a total population of 1,052.

Geography

Palo Alto is located at 40°41'16" North, 76°10'16" West (40.687881, -76.171194). According to the United States Census Bureau, the borough has a total area of 2.7 km² (1.1 mi²). 2.7 km² (1.1 mi²) of it is land and none of the area is covered with water.

Demographics

As of the census of 2000, there are 1,052 people, 444 households, and 306 families residing in the borough. The population density is 383.2/km² (995.9/mi²). There are 478 housing units at an average density of 174.1/km² (452.5/mi²). The racial makeup of the borough is 98.86% White, 0.10% African American, 0.00% Native American, 0.29% Asian, 0.00% Pacific Islander, 0.00% from other races, and 0.76% from two or more races. 0.00% of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race. There are 444 households out of which 25.7% have children under the age of 18 living with them, 55.2% are married couples living together, 10.4% have a female householder with no husband present, and 30.9% are non-families. 26.4% of all households are made up of individuals and 14.0% have someone living alone who is 65 years of age or older. The average household size is 2.37 and the average family size is 2.88. In the borough the population is spread out with 18.7% under the age of 18, 8.0% from 18 to 24, 27.1% from 25 to 44, 25.4% from 45 to 64, and 20.8% who are 65 years of age or older. The median age is 42 years. For every 100 females there are 91.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there are 89.2 males. The median income for a household in the borough is $35,729, and the median income for a family is $41,667. Males have a median income of $30,449 versus $21,042 for females. The per capita income for the borough is $16,806. 6.9% of the population and 3.5% of families are below the

Battle Of Palo Alto


The Battle of Palo Alto was the first major battle of the Mexican-American War and was fought on May 8, 1846 on disputed ground five miles (8 km) from the modern-day city of Brownsville, Texas. A force of some 3400 Mexican troops (a portion of the ''Army of The North'') led by General Mariano Arista were engaged by a force of 2400 U.S. troops – the so called ''US Army of Observation'' near Palo Alto, Texas. The battle occurred as a result of Mexican efforts to besiege a U.S. army installation, "Fort Texas", which the Mexicans viewed as having been built within the boundaries of Mexican Texas. Before the opening shots of the engagement, many foreign observers were convinced that Mexico's larger and more professional army would easily defeat that of the United States. The opposite result, however, proved to be the case at Palo Alto. Mexican troops were positioned poorly, despite the orders of General Arista, and the so called "Flying Artillery" of the U.S. army wreaked havoc in the Mexican lines. Toward the end of the day, some progress was made by the Mexicans in advancing against the U.S. line, but as became quite common as the war dragged on, the Mexicans instead chose to withdraw from the field, somewhat surprising Zachary Taylor. The next engagement of the war, the Battle of Resaca de La Palma, was waged the next day. The venue is now the Palo Alto Battlefield National Historic Site and is maintained by the U.S. National Park Service.

  • Siege of Fort Texas
  • Battles of the Mexican-American War
  • Mexican-American War

    References

    Bauer, K. Jack, ''"The Mexican-American War, 1846-1848"''

  • http://www.nps.gov/paal/index.htm Palo Alto Battlefield National Historic Site Palo Alto Category:Cameron County, Texas Palo Alto Battlefield Category:U.S. National Historical Parks

    El Palo Alto


    El Palo Alto is a coast redwood (''Sequoia sempervirens'') tree located in El Palo Alto Park on the banks of San Francisquito Creek in Palo Alto, California, United States. ''El Palo Alto'', roughly translated, means ''the tall tree'' in Spanish. El Palo Alto is 110 feet (33.5 meters) in height (compared to 134.6 feet or 41 meters in 1951), 90 inches (2.3 meters) in diameter, and has a crown spread of 40 feet (12 meters). The tree is California Historical Landmark No. 2 (number 1 is the custom house in Monterey), is recognized by the National Arborist Association and International Society of Arboriculture for its historical significance as "a campsite for the Portola Expedition Party of 1769"; being frequented by the Coastanoan/Ohlone Indians; and for its use as a sighting tree by surveyors plotting out El Camino Real. The tree is depicted on the city of Palo Alto's official seal and on the seal of Stanford University. The tree is 1063 years old and is reportedly healthier today than 100 years ago. El Palo Alto originally had twin trunks, but a 1887 flood in the San Francisquito arroyo tore off one of the two. A plaque at the base of the tree bears the following inscription: :''Under this giant redwood, the Palo Alto, November 6 to 11, 1729, camped Portola and his band on the expedition that discovered San Francisco Bay, this was the assembling point for their reconnoitering parties. Here in 1774 Padre Palou erected a cross to mark the site of a proposed mission (which later was built at Santa Clara). The celebrated Pedro Font topographical map of 1776 contained the drawing of the original double trunked tree making the Palo Alto the first official living California landmark.''

  • List of famous trees

  • http://www.cityofpaloalto.org/trees/heritagetreelist.html City of Palo Alto's Heritage Trees
  • http://www.stanford.edu/home/stanford/history/begin.html#Pro Stanford University History: Prologue

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    Two caltrain stops or three?

    This article says ''"Caltrain has two stops in Palo Alto"'', but Caltrain (and the Caltrain timetable) list a ''"Stanford - event service only"'' stop between University and California. I can't quite figure out where it does stop - is there a stop where the train crosses Embarcadero (which would be relatively handy for the football)? Or does this entry in the timetable really just mean a stop at University Ave? -- Finlay McWalter | Talk 02:13, 24 Jul 2004 (UTC) :I believe that it stops right before Churchill Ave., next to the PA High School track. Since this is only for standord events, I didn't list it. You're welcome to work it in. --ChrisRuvolo 23:28, 24 Jul 2004 (UTC) ::Hmm, I've never noticed it (must look next time I'm in town). I've added it, and clarified bus service a bit. Thanks for the info. -- Finlay McWalter | Talk 23:43, 24 Jul 2004 (UTC) :::Yeah, it is hard to see. It isn't really a train stop so much as a strip of asphalt beside the track, kind of like the old Rengstorff Ave stop in Mountain View. --ChrisRuvolo 00:32, 25 Jul 2004 (UTC) :::Ok, I was mistaken. Official Caltrain literature says "Embarcadero Rd. & Alma St." It IS just a strip of pavement (I saw it this weekend), but I was remembering it in the wrong place. Correcting article. --ChrisRuvolo 01:07, 20 Aug 2004 (UTC)

    North vs. South snobbery?

    Well, as a resident of ''South'' I'm a bit surprised at the emphasis on North vs. South in this article. Who cares? I'm sure the guy who bought the $2.5 million dollar house around the corner from me would be surprised to learn that all of the nice expensive houses are in the north part of the city. More to the point, Is this the second most important thing to discuss in an article on Palo Alto? : Small articles like this, which have been worked on seriously by only a few people, tend to be rather unbalanced. I do think the article should mention the urban form of the city (mature city

    Palo Alto (Tanker)


    The Palo Alto was a concrete ship built as a tanker at the end of World War I. She was built by the San Francisco Shipbuilding Company at the U.S. Naval Shipyard in Oakland, California. She was launched on May 29th, 1919, too late to see service in the war. Her sister ship is the USS Peralta. She was mothballed in Oakland until 1929, when she was bought by a Nevada company and towed to Seacliff State Beach in Aptos, California. There she was refitted as an amusement ship, with amenities including, a dance floor, swimming pool and a café. A pier was built leading to the ship, and she was sunk a few feet in the water so her keel rested on the bottom. The company went bankrupt 2 years later and the ship cracked at the mid section. She was stripped of her fittings and left as a fishing pier. Eventually she deteriorated to the point were she was unsafe for even this use and was closed to the public. Today she remains at Seacliff Beach and serves as an artificial reef for marine life.

    Also See

    http://www.concreteships.org/ships/ww1/paloalto/ http://www.parks.ca.gov/default.asp?page_id=543 ''Forever Facing South, The story of the S.S. Palo Alto "The Old Cement Ship" of Seacliff Beach'' ISBN 0961768134 Palo Alto

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