Clayton, CA
Posted by: saopaulo1
N 37° 56.548 W 121° 56.231
10S E 593386 N 4199964
City Hall for Clayton. The building is shared by city hall and the police. It's also on the NRHP.
Waymark Code: WM5GVP
Location: California, United States
Date Posted: 01/05/2009
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" Clayton is a city in Contra Costa County, California, United States. The population was 10,762 as of the 2000 census.
In 1857, the town of Clayton was laid out and founded by Joel Henry Clayton (1812-1872) and his two younger brothers. Clayton was born in Bugsworth, now Buxworth, in the United Kingdom, and immigrated to the United States in 1837. After years in other states he settled down with his wife Margaret (1820-1908) at his town at the foot of Mt. Diablo, where he and his family prospered. Clayton was named after Joel Henry Clayton, although only by the flip of a coin. Joel Clayton and Charles Rhine cofounded the town, and each wanted to name it after them. If Charles had won it would have become Rhinesville, but Joel Clayton won." (
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