City of Newark, California (United States)

Last modified: 2003-03-14 by michael p. smuda

by Michael Smuda ??-???-2001

• Flag Description

See also:

• Counties of California.
• Cities of California.
• Government Agencies.
• Other California Flags.
• City of Newark web site.

The city of Newark is located about 20 miles south of Oakland. It began as a landing area for boats carrying supplies to San Francisco using the Bay. In the 1870's it became a major rail center along the South Pacific Coast Railroad and the site of the Leslie Salt works. In the 1950's, when several unincorporated communities decided to unite forming the city of Fremont, the residents of Newark decided not to succumb to pressure of the Fremont group and become an industrial zone for Fremont, but instead incorporated as the City of Newark.

At this time, I do not have much information on the city's flag. It consists of a white flag with a black ring centered on it with the words "Newark, California" on the ring in white. Within the ring is an outline map of the city in red.