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...R.C. Marsh, Oakley's founder, had quite an ego. When naming the town's first streets — Main, Acme, Ruby, Star and Home — he named them in such a way that their first initials, when combined, spell MARSH.
...Oakley residents were originally known as "Sandlappers" by outsiders. The name was considered derrogatory because it poked fun at those who were attempting to farm in Oakley's sandy soil.
...Oakley is home to the Jacuzzi family of hottub fame.
...There is a place in town where you can still find Shell gasoline for less than 30 cents a gallon. (Let us know if you find it!)
...The "Big Break" area north of the Burlington Northern Santa Fe railroad tracks is so named because it was once flooded during a Delta levee break in the 1930s.
...Oakley was once among the top almond-growing regions in California.
...Oakley was founded in 1897, but it didn't become a city until 1999.
...The reason that O'Hara Avenue is not a straight road (it curves to the east between Lone Tree Way and Freedom High School) is that the original survey crew was threatened by an irate landowner who refused to let the road run through his property.
...Most of the original downtown was destroyed by fire in the mid-1920s.
...The most common occupation of Oakley residents is contractor.
...Oakley's largest employer is the Oakley Union School District.
...While on a visit to our area to perform at a benefit concert in neighboring Antioch, Red Skelton once ate lunch at the Pasta Cafe.
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