Byron, California
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Byron is a census designated place in Contra Costa County, California, United States. As of the 2020 census, Byron had a population of 1,140.
Byron sign
The San Francisco Call reporting the Byron Train Disaster, December 1902
Main Street, Byron, California 2008
Second Byron Hot Springs Hotel, 1901–1912
Brentwood, California
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Brentwood is a city in Contra Costa County, California, United States. It is located in the East Bay region of the San Francisco Bay Area. The population is 66,854 as of 2022, an increase of 287% from
Byron, California
…According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 6.5 square miles (17 km2), all land. It is located 5.5 miles (9 km) southeast of Brentwood. This region experiences hot and dry summers, with average monthly high temperatures varying from 55 degrees in January to 93 degrees in July. Byron…
Gateway to downtown Brentwood
Don José Noriega, a wealthy Californio ranchero, was granted Rancho Los Méganos in 1835, covering all of modern Brentwood.
Photo of Mount Diablo, showing Brentwood behind the mountain and to the right.
Looking Downtown Brentwood from Oak Street in the late 1890s