High in the hills above Hayward in Garin Regional Park is the grave of Agapius Honcharenko, a Ukranian patriot and exiled Orthodox Christian priest who hid out in the area a century ago. Father Honcharenko and his wife Albina lived on the 40-acre farm known as Ukraina from 1873 to 1916. Today it’s a California registered historical landmark and destination for curious hikers.
The graves of the couple are located at the top of the quiet 3,168-acre park that stretches behind Mission Boulevard and the California State University East Bay Hayward campus. Part of the East Bay Regional Park District, Garin is a place of great natural beauty, where towering trees and a bench provide a great spot for visitors to gaze out over the Bay Area.
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