Concord 's first newspaper, The Concord Sun, appeared in 1881. It later was renamed the Concord Transcript and was purchased by Lesher Publications in 1966.
Before 1869, Concord was called Todos Santos (All Saints) by its founder Salvio Pacheco.
Concord 's first town attorney was appointed in 1905. M. R. Jones was paid $50 a year for his services.
Concord 's first capital improvement project, in 1905, was the installation of 32 street lights.
In 1913, curfew for those under 16 was 8 p.m. The fire bell rang each evening to remind youngsters to get off the streets.
In 1917, a fire on Mt. Diablo and Salvio streets destroyed most of downtown, which at the time was only two blocks long.
In 1917, Concord 's first library was built in Todos Santos Plaza with $2,500 in Andrew Carnegie Foundation funds. The present library on Salvio Street was built in 1958.
Mt. Diablo High School had the largest and best-equipped gymnasium in the county in 1920, and developed California 's first comprehensive physical education program.
Concord 's first hospital had six b eds and was established by a registered nurse in 1930 at 2540 East St., the present site of Mt. Diablo Medical Center.
In the 1940s, Concord was famous for the abundant wisteria that grew on an 800-foot long pergola in Todos Santos Plaza.
Concord 's first newspaper, The Concord Sun, appeared in 1881. It later was renamed the Concord Transcript and was purchased by Lesher Publications in 1966. 