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Alvarado (formerly,New Haven) is a former settlement in and former county seat ofAlameda County,California, now part ofUnion City.[1] It was located 5 miles (8 km) north-northwest of downtownNewark.[1]
In 1851, Henry C. Smith founded the town of New Haven, named after his father's home town ofNew Haven, Connecticut.[1] In 1853, the town amalgamated with a nearby town called Alvarado, and became the county seat of the newly formedAlameda County.[1] Alvarado was named forJuan Alvarado, Mexican Governor of California from 1836 to 1842.[1] The first post office opened in 1853.[1]
On January 13, 1959, Alvarado andDecoto voted to incorporate asUnion City, California.[1]
Though New Haven and Alvarado are both now part of Union City, the name of New Haven lives on in theNew Haven Unified School District.
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