Historic Oakland

HISTORIC OAKLAND 

ESTABLISHED IN 1851 BY DR. DORSEY S. BAKER. THE TOWN WAS 
MOVED TO THE PRESENT SITE IN 1872 WHEN THE 0&C RAILROAD 
REACHED THIS POINT. ALONZO F. BROWN FOUNDED THE NEW TOWN. 
FIRES DESTROYED THE WOODEN BUILDINGS. THE EXISTING BRICK 
BUILDINGS WERE CONSTRUCTED IN THE 1890'S. THE ECONOMY 
THEN AND NOW IS MAINLY AGRICULTURAL. 

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