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Alum Rock

American  
[al-uhm] / ˈæl əm /

noun

  1. a town in W central California, near San Jose.


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In Birmingham several inches of water covered parts of Alum Rock Road while the Mostly Jazz Funk and Soul festival site in the city Moseley Park had to be abandoned.

From BBC Jul. 9, 2023

The earthquake occurred seven miles from Alum Rock, Calif., 10 miles from Milpitas, Calif., 10 miles from Morgan Hill, Calif. and 12 miles from Campbell, Calif..

From Los Angeles Times Dec. 5, 2022

Before that, a magnitude 5.4 temblor hit near Alum Rock in San Jose in 2007.

From Seattle Times Oct. 25, 2022

Five days ago, for example, I spoke to Javed Iqbal, a community worker who lives in Alum Rock, in the east of Birmingham – an area badly affected by the virus.

From The Guardian Apr. 26, 2020

This grows in the Monte Diablo Range; and Niles and Alum Rock are convenient places to find it.

From The Wild Flowers of California: Their Names, Haunts, and Habits by Parsons, Mary Elizabeth

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