Lake Merritt
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lake-merritt-185-10439272
title:
Lake Merritt
text:
Lake Merritt is a lake located in a large tidal lagoon basin in the center of Oakland, California, just east of Downtown. It is named after Samuel Merritt, Oakland's mayor in 1867–1869, who had the lagoon dammed turning the tidal lagoon into a salt water lake. It is surrounded by parkland and city neighborhoods. Historically significant as the first official wildlife refuge in the United States, designated in 1870, the lake has been listed as a National Historic Landmark since 1963. The circumfe
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wiki
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encyclopedia
description:
Tidal lagoon in the center of Oakland, California
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lake_Merritt
date created:
2004-05-13T20:23:51Z
date modified:
2024-09-07T21:01:40Z
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13
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