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RECOGNIZING THE Cfr'Y OF HERCULES' 100TR YEAR RESOLUI ION NO. 2000/555
OF INCORPORATION (DECEMBER 15, 1900 -- 2000),
AND ACKNOWLEDGING ITS DIVERSE AND VARIED HISTORY
WHEREAS, the California Powder Works Company purchased land on the isolated shares of the San
Pablo Bay in 1879, and
WHEREAS, the name Hercules came from a potent and explosive black powder first made by
California Powder Works starting in 1881, and
WHEREAS, December 14, 1900, with a population of 100 people, Hercules officially became an
incorporated town, and
WHEREAS, the Hercules plant operated without problems for 95 years under the ownership of the
Hercules Powder Company, but ceased production at the Hercules site in 1966, and
WHEREAS, Hercules, Inc. no longer felt the need for the buffer lands surrounding the plant, they
began selling large parcels to developers, and the City Council developed a general plan for a city of
22,000 residents by the year 2000, and
WHEREAS, in 1974 the first large parcel was purchased by Centex Homes with resident arriving in
early 1976, and
WHEREAS, Hercules now boasts a population of approximately 22,000 and has truly grown and
prospered.
NOW,THEREFORE, BE ff RESOLVED that the Board of Supervisors of Contra Costa County hereby
acknowledges the 1001h anniversary of the City of Hercules.
PASSED by a unanimous vote of the Board of Supervisors members present this 12th day of
December, 2000.
INTRODUCED BY:
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GA fOIN GIOIA
District H supervisor District I Supervisor
DO GERBER, Chair MARK DESAULNIER
District III Supervisor District IV Supervisor
I hereby certify that the foregoing is a true and correct copy of an order
entered into the minutes of the Board of Supervisors on the date
aforesaid.
Phil Batchelor,County Administrator and Cleric of the Board of
Supervisors.
By. ,
Deputy Clerk
Resolution No. 20001555 � !