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Contra Costa County Places & ThingsNamed for Politicians

The CaldecottTunnel,from Oakland to Orinda, California, is named forThomasE. Caldecott.    The World War IILibertyshipSS Abram S. Hewitt (built 1943-44 at Richmond; sold1947 and renamed ultimately as theGolfo di Trieste; sank 1964in the South China Sea) was named forAbramS. Hewitt.    The World War IILibertyshipSS Adolph Sutro (built 1943 at Richmond; scrapped1961) was named forAdolphSutro.    The World War IILibertyshipSS Alexander Mitchell (built 1943 at Richmond;scrapped 1967) was named forAlexanderMitchell.    The World War IILibertyshipSS G. H. Corliss (built 1942 at Richmond; scrapped1972) was named forGeorgeH. Corliss.    The World War IILibertyshipSS Alexander Ramsey (built 1942 at Richmond; scuttled1974 as an artificial reef in the Atlantic Ocean) was named forAlexanderRamsey.    The World War IILibertyshipSS John Evans (built 1943 at Richmond; scrapped 1961)was named forJohnEvans.    The World War IILibertyshipSS George B. Cortelyou (built 1942 at Richmond;scrapped 1972) was named forGeorgeB. Cortelyou.    The World War IILibertyshipSS James W. Nye (built 1943 at Richmond; scrapped1973) was named forJamesW. Nye.    The World War IILibertyshipSS James Smith (built 1942 at Richmond; scrapped1963) was named forJamesSmith.    The World War IILibertyshipSS M. H. De Young (built 1943 at Richmond; scrapped1950) was named forM.H. de Young.    The Edmund G. Brown CaliforniaAqueduct,a system of canals and pipelines that brings water to SouthernCalifornia, in Contra Costa, Alameda, San Joaquin, Stanislaus,Merced, Fresno, Kings, Kern, San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara, and LosAngeles counties, is named forEdmundG. Brown, Sr..    The World War IILibertyshipSS Harmon Judson (built 1943 at Richmond; launched asSamwash; renamed 1947 asMaplebank; renamed 1957 asAfrican Lord; scrapped 1969) was originally named forJudsonHarmon.    The World War IILibertyshipSS John A. Logan (built 1942-43 at Richmond; renamedUSS Alnitah; scrapped 1961) was originally named forJohnA. Logan.    The World War IILibertyshipSS H. G. Blasdel (built 1943 at Richmond; scrapped1947) was named forHenryG. Blasdel.    The World War IILibertyshipSS Irving M. Scott (built 1943 at Richmond; scrapped1960) was named forIrvingM. Scott.    The World War IILibertyshipSS George Taylor (built 1942 at Richmond; scrapped1961) was named forGeorgeTaylor.    The World War IILibertyshipSS John W. Hoyt (built 1943 at Richmond; scrapped1961) was named forJohnW. Hoyt.    The World War IILibertyshipSS Henry H. Blood (built 1943 at Richmond; scrapped1961) was named forHenryH. Blood.    The World War IILibertyshipSS James King (built 1943 at Richmond; scrapped 1961)was named forJamesG. King.    The World War IILibertyshipSS Hans Heg (built 1944 at Richmond; scrapped 1961)was named forHansChristian Heg.    The World War IILibertyshipSS John Stevens (built 1942 at Richmond; scrapped1962) was named forJohnStevens.    The World War IILibertyshipSS John M. Schofield (built 1942 at Richmond;scrapped 1962) was named forJohnM. Schofield.    The World War IILibertyshipSS Hugh McCulloch (built 1943 at Richmond; scrapped1962) was named forHughMcCulloch.    The World War IILibertyshipSS John Howard Payne (built 1942 at Richmond;scrapped 1963) was named forJohnH. Payne.    The World War IILibertyshipSS James A. Bayard (built 1943 at Richmond; scrapped1963) was named forJamesAsheton Bayard, Sr..    The World War IILibertyshipSS James D. Phelan (built 1943 at Richmond; scrapped1963) was named forJamesD. Phelan.    The World War IILibertyshipSS George S. Boutwell (built 1942 at Richmond;scrapped 1964) was named forGeorgeS. Boutwell.    The World War IILibertyshipSS John B. Floyd (built 1942 at Richmond; scrapped1965) was named forJohnB. Floyd.    The World War IILibertyshipSS John G. Carlisle (built 1942-43 at Richmond;scrapped 1965) was named forJohnG. Carlisle.    The World War IILibertyshipSS George Ross (built 1942 at Richmond; scrapped1966) was named forGeorgeRoss.    The World War IILibertyshipSS J. H. Kinkaid (built 1943 at Richmond; scrapped1966) was named forJohnH. Kinkead.    The World War IILibertyshipSS John Rutledge (built 1942 at Richmond; scrapped1966) was named forJohnRutledge.    The World War IILibertyshipSS John Blair (built 1942 at Richmond; scrapped 1966)was named forJohnBlair.    The World War IILibertyshipSS John H. Rosseter (built 1943 at Richmond; scrapped1966) was named forJohnH. Rosseter.    The World War IILibertyshipSS George B. Porter (built 1943 at Richmond; scrapped1966) was named forGeorgeB. Porter.    The World War IILibertyshipSS George W. McCrary (built 1942 at Richmond;scrapped 1967) was named forGeorgeW. McCrary.    The World War IILibertyshipSS Henry C. Payne (built 1943 at Richmond; scrapped1967) was named forHenryC. Payne.    The World War IILibertyshipSS George Von L. Meyer (built 1943 at Richmond;scrapped 1967) was named forGeorgeV. L. Meyer.    The World War IILibertyshipSS Gilbert M. Hitchcock (built 1944 at Richmond;scrapped 1967) was named forGilbertM. Hitchcock.    The World War IILibertyshipSS Henry White (built 1944 at Richmond; scrapped1967) was named forHenryWhite.    The World War IILibertyshipSS James Rolph (built 1943 at Richmond; scrapped1967) was named forJamesRolph, Jr..    The World War IILibertyshipSS George H. Dern (built 1942 at Richmond; scrapped1969) was named forGeorgeH. Dern.    The World War IILibertyshipSS George Clement Perkins (built 1944 at Richmond;scrapped 1969) was named forGeorgeC. Perkins.    The World War IILibertyshipSS Jeremiah M. Rusk (built 1943 at Richmond; scrapped1970) was named forJeremiahM. Rusk.    The World War IILibertyshipSS George Read (built 1942 at Richmond; scrapped1971) was named forGeorgeRead.    The World War IILibertyshipSS J. Sterling Morton (built 1942 at Richmond;scrapped 1971) was named forJ.Sterling Morton.    The World War IILibertyshipSS John W. Meldrum (built 1943 at Richmond; scrapped1971) was named forJohnW. Meldrum.    The World War IILibertyshipSS Henry M. Teller (built 1943 at Richmond; scrapped1971) was named forHenryM. Teller.    The World War IILibertyshipSS John W. Foster (built 1943 at Richmond; scrapped1971) was named forJohnW. Foster.    The World War IILibertyshipSS John Morton (built 1942 at Richmond; scrapped1972) was named forJohnMorton.    The World War IILibertyshipSS Henry J. Raymond (built 1942 at Richmond; scrapped1972) was named forHenryJ. Raymond.    The World War IILibertyshipSS John Lind (built 1943 at Richmond; scrapped 1972)was named forJohnLind.    The World War IILibertyshipSS James G. Maguire (built 1943 at Richmond; scrapped1972) was named forJamesG. Maguire.    The World War IILibertyshipSS George B. McClellan (built 1942 at Richmond;scrapped 1973) was named forGeorgeB. McClellan.    The World War IILibertyshipSS Grenville M. Dodge (built 1943 at Richmond;scrapped 1974) was named forGrenvilleM. Dodge.    The World War IILibertyshipSS George Eastman (built 1943 at Richmond; scrapped1977) was named forGeorgeEastman.    The World War IILibertyshipSS Howell Cobb (built 1943 at Richmond; scuttled as abreakwater in Cook Inlet 1966) was named forHowellCobb.    The World War IILibertyshipSS John F. Shafroth (built 1944 at Richmond; scuttledwith obsolete ammunition in the North Pacific Ocean 1964) was namedforJohnF. Shafroth.    The World War IILibertyshipSS John G. Nicolay (built 1943 at Richmond; sold 1947scrapped 1967) was named forJohnG. Nicolay.    The World War IILibertyshipSS John McLean (built 1942 at Richmond; sold 1947scrapped 1970) was named forJohnMcLean.    The World War IILibertyshipSS John Sherman (built 1943 at Richmond; sold 1947;scrapped 1967) was named forJohnSherman.    The World War IILibertyshipSS John M. Palmer (built 1942-43 at Richmond; sold1947; scrapped 1968) was named forJohnM. Palmer.    The World War IILibertyshipSS Henry Dodge (built 1943 at Richmond; sold andrenamedSS Alheli; sank during a storm in the North AtlanticOcean 1968) was originally named forHenryDodge.    The World War IILibertyshipSS John Adams (built 1941-42 at Richmond; torpedoedand lost in the Coral Sea 1942) was named forJohnAdams.    The World War IILibertyshipSS John R. Park (built 1943 at Richmond; torpedoedand lost in the English Channel 1945) was named forJohnR. Park.    The World War IILibertyshipSS James Harlan (built 1943 at Richmond; wrecked andscrapped 1962) was named forJamesHarlan.    The World War IILibertyshipSS Henry R. Schoolcraft (built 1943 at Richmond;wrecked and scrapped 1967) was named forHenryR. Schoolcraft.    The World War IILibertyshipSS John A. Rawlins (built 1942 at Richmond; wreckedin a typhoon in the North Pacific Ocean 1945) was named forJohnA. Rawlins.    The World War IILibertyshipSS James Guthrie (built 1943 at Richmond; mined andwrecked in the Mediterranean Sea 1945) was named forJamesGuthrie.    The World War IILibertyshipSS Anson Burlingame (built 1943 at Richmond; soldprivate 1947; sank 1950) was named forAnsonBurlingame.    The World War IILibertyshipSS Charles S. Fairchild (built 1943 at Richmond; sold1947; scrapped 1971) was named forCharlesS. Fairchild.    The World War IILibertyshipSS Wallace R. Farrington (built 1944 at Richmond;scrapped 1969) was named forWallaceRider Farrington.    The World War IILibertyshipSS James Fergus (built 1943 at Richmond; scrapped1970) was named forJamesFergus.    The World War IILibertyshipSS Charles J. Folger (built 1943 at Richmond;scrapped 1960) was named forCharlesJ. Folger.    The World War IILibertyshipSS Melville W. Fuller (built 1942 at Richmond; laterrenamedUSS Cassiopeia; sunk as target 1961) was named forMelvilleW. Fuller.    The World War IILibertyshipSS Samuel Gompers (built 1942 at Terminal Island;torpedoed and lost in the South Pacific Ocean) was named forSamuelGompers; a secondLibertyship,SS Samuel Gompers II, (built 1944 at Richmond;scrapped 1960) was also named forSamuelGompers.

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