Russell City
Ghost town · United States
- Abandoned
- unknown
- Founded
- —
- Population
- —
- Coordinates
- 37.653, -122.134
Why it was abandoned
💥 War & expulsion
Detected automatically from the text: While the residents fought removal, many of the buildings were destroyed in arson fires.
History
Russell City was an unincorporated community in Alameda County, California, United States, approximately 10 miles (16 km) south of Oakland in present-day Hayward. The land is at an elevation of 16 feet (5 m). Russell City existed from 1853 until 1964, when the last of the residents—most of whom were African American and Latino—were forced out to make way for an industrial park, with such parks dominating the area to this day. While the residents fought removal, many of the buildings were destroyed in arson fires.