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Walter Blair

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Walter Blair

Birth
Vermont, USA
Death
17 Jan 1888 (aged 57)
Oakland, Alameda County, California, USA
Burial
Oakland, Alameda County, California, USA
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Western Entrepreneur. Born in Vermont, he was a dairy farmer who came to California, during the gold rush in 1850. Unsuccessful with his gold endeavors, he bought over six hundred acres in the Piedmont hills area. There he built a hotel, amusement park, dairy farm and a rock quarry near the town. He also created the first mass transportation from Oakland to the Piedmont hills known as the Bob-Tail Railroad which was a trolley car service pulled by dapple grey horses. He died at age 57 in Oakland, California.
Western Entrepreneur. Born in Vermont, he was a dairy farmer who came to California, during the gold rush in 1850. Unsuccessful with his gold endeavors, he bought over six hundred acres in the Piedmont hills area. There he built a hotel, amusement park, dairy farm and a rock quarry near the town. He also created the first mass transportation from Oakland to the Piedmont hills known as the Bob-Tail Railroad which was a trolley car service pulled by dapple grey horses. He died at age 57 in Oakland, California.

Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith

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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/5983/walter-blair: accessed ), memorial page for Walter Blair (2 Apr 1830–17 Jan 1888), Find a Grave Memorial ID 5983, citing Mountain View Cemetery, Oakland, Alameda County, California, USA; Maintained by Find a Grave.