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Colma, San Mateo County, California, USA



 


Notizen:
Wikipedia 2016:

Colma is a small incorporated town in San Mateo County, California, near the northern end of the San Francisco Peninsula in the San Francisco Bay Area. The population was 1,792 at the 2010 census. The town was founded as a necropolis in 1924.

With most of Colma's land dedicated to cemeteries, the population of the dead outnumbers the living by over a thousand to one. This has led to Colma's being called "the City of the Silent" and has given rise to a humorous motto, now recorded on the city's website: "It's great to be alive in Colma."

History:

The community of Colma was formed in the 19th century as a collection of homes and small businesses along El Camino Real and the adjacent railroad line. Several churches, including Holy Angels Catholic Church, were founded in these early years. The community founded its own fire district, which serves the unincorporated area of Colma north of the town limits, as well as the area that became a town in 1924.

Hienrich (Henry) von Kempf moved his wholesale nursery here in the early part of the 20th century, from the land where the Palace of Fine Arts currently sits (in what was known as "Cow Hollow") in San Francisco. The business was growing, and thus required more space for Hienrich's plants and trees. Hienrich then began petitioning to turn the Colma community into an agricultural township. He succeeded and became the town of Colma's first treasurer.

In the early 20th century, Colma was the site of many major boxing events. Famed middleweight world champion Stanley Ketchel held six bouts at the Mission Street Arena in Colma, including two world middleweight title bouts against Billy Papke and a world heavyweight title bout against Jack Johnson.

Ort : Geographische Breite: 37.6768779, Geographische Länge: -122.45969500000001


Tod

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   Nachname, Taufnamen    Tod    Personen-Kennung 
1 Hirning, Alice Joyce  13 Aug 1975Colma, San Mateo County, California, USA I113408
2 Reynolds, Joseph Gerald  30 Mai 1948Colma, San Mateo County, California, USA I261562

Beerdigung

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   Nachname, Taufnamen    Beerdigung    Personen-Kennung 
1 Ferrie, Clement J.  Colma, San Mateo County, California, USA I148778
2 Reynolds, Joseph Gerald  Colma, San Mateo County, California, USA I261562
3 Saulay, Rose Celina  6 Mai 1903Colma, San Mateo County, California, USA I31252
4 Schatz, Andreas Julius  Colma, San Mateo County, California, USA I262029