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Newark Real Estate
The name 'Newark' named it after the castle "Newark" in Port Glasgow, Scotland. Work actually started on a railroad through the town site from Dumbarton Point in 1875. That project was under-financed and never progressed beyond initial grading. In 1876, the South Pacific Coast Railroad was completed, from Dumbarton Point south all the way to Santa Cruz. The town site was moved to coincide with the curve on the railroad where the tracks turned south toward San Jose. Soon, a railroad station, roundhouse, and railroad shop buildings were being erected in the center of Newark in the area between Thornton Avenue, Sycamore Street, and Carter Avenue. Eventually, the railroad was extended north from Newark to Alameda, providing direct ferry service to San Francisco. The completion of the railroad precipitated additional development in Newark. Hotels and stores were soon erected, along with some of the first manufacturing industries. These enterprises joined the production of salt, which had been underway in the Newark area since the 1850s. In 1953, a group representing the chambers of commerce of Centerville, Irvington, Mission San Jose, Niles, Warm Springs, and Newark commissioned a study to incorporate all six communities. However, the Newark Chamber of Commerce began its own movement toward incorporation of just Newark. In September 1955, Newark was incorporated as an independent city, defeating the effort to incorporate Newark as part of the Fremont metropolis. Newark has retained that sense of self-determination and independence, priding itself on its ability to operate lean and fast. The city is home to the shopping venue NewPark Mall, with its jobs, tax revenues. The city is proud of its accomplishments including completion of the new Dumbarton Bridge, connecting the city with the Silicon Valley, as well as the South Bay, along with improvements on the corridor Nimitz Freeway (I-880). Home to more than 40,000 residents, perspective Newark homeowners will be pleased to learn that the city's public schools are highly regarded. Newark Unified School District is comprised of eight elementary schools, two alternative high schools, one junior high, and one comprehensive high school. Newark Memorial High School serves over 2,200 students from all ethnic and linguistic backgrounds.The high school boasts above average graduation rates and the great majority of graduates go onto pursue higher education. Specifically, Newark Memorial High School a student teacher ratio of 19:1, 98% of the students graduate from high school, and 90% of the graduates go on to earn a higher degree.
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The city of Newark, California is located east of Silicon Valley, towards the Bay, and southeast of San Francisco, Berkley, and Oakland. As the city of Newark's website states: “Residents and businesses alike continually demonstrate their pride in our community. This unique spirit and cooperation between residents, businesses, and city government has resulted in a thriving, well balanced, and well planned city.” The town is also within driving distance of some of the Bay Area's most popular attractions such as Napa and Sonoma County, Half Moon Bay, Lake Tahoe, and Yosemite National Park.
