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Laddville, California37°41′5.79″N 121°45′45.17″W / 37.6849417°N 121.7625472°W Laddville (or "Laddsville") is a former settlement in the western Livermore Valley of Alameda County, California. It was located east of the settlement which eventually became Livermore.[1] HistoryAlphonso Ladd settled in the Sunol Valley in 1850.[2] After preempting some land[2] he established a hotel in 1855,[1] and the community that grew up surrounding the hotel became Laddville.[1] A saloon was opened, and then in 1865 a store followed.[2] Both a private school and, subsequently, a public school were opened in 1866.[2] In 1868, a general store, restaurant, and livery stable were established.[2] After 1868, Laddsville grew quickly.[2] Ladd's original hotel had burned down in 1867.[2] When the railroad was built through the Livermore Valley in August 1869,[3][4] the station was placed west of Laddville near the nascent Livermore.[1] Laddsville was almost entirely destroyed by a fire in 1871,[2] and the businesses within were merged into Livermore,[5] whose city limits later grew to include its former location.[1] See also
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