1897 Map of Concord

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The eastern foothills of the East Bay appear in a period of transition, defined by large Spanish land grant boundaries and a growing railroad network. The Southern Pacific RR and San Ramon Valley RR facilitate the movement of goods through the San Ramon Valley, connecting established settlements like Concord and Walnut Creek to the urbanizing edges of the East Bay shoreline. Large ranchos such as Laguna De Los Palos Colorados and San Antonio Y Peralta still dominate the landscape, their Spanish-era boundaries intersecting with modern surveying lines.