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Alameda is a city in Alameda County,
western California, situated on islands and part of a peninsula in San
Francisco Bay. Although largely residential, it has some industry, including
boatbuilding and aircraft repair, and is the site of the huge Alameda Naval
Air Station and a major United States Coast Guard base. The naval air
station is scheduled to be closed by the year 1997. Originally located on a
peninsula, Alameda became insular in 1902 with the completion of the Tidal
Canal. The city was incorporated in 1854. It is linked with Oakland by a
tunnel and several bridges. Its name is Spanish for "poplar grove." |