Robert's Landing
Coordinates: 37°40′37″N 122°09′24″W / 37.67694°N 122.15667°W
Robert's Landing | |
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  Robert's Landing Location in California | |
| Coordinates: 37°40′23″N 122°09′54″W / 37.67306°N 122.16500°W ⧼validator-fatal-error⧽ | |
| Country | United States |
| State | California |
| County | Alameda County |
| Elevation | 2 ft (7 m) |
Robert's Landing is a former settlement in Alameda County, California. It was located near the mouth of San Lorenzo Creek.
Originally named Thompson's Landing it was a landing for water transport across the Bay that was started in 1850 by Robert Thompson, Peter Anderson, and one Captain William Roberts.[2][3] Roberts bought Thompson out in 1856, and changed the name to Roberts' Landing,[2] also known as Robert's Landing.[4]
An illustration of the warehouses on Robert's Landing in 1878 is item #3 in the San Leandro Historical Photograph and Document collection, in the San Leandro Library.[5]
The Robert station on the South Pacific Coast railway line between Alameda Point and Newark took its original name from this, when it was constructed in the middle 1870s.[4][6] It was later renamed the West San Lorenzo station when the Southern Pacific Railroad Company bought the line in 1887.[6] The railway was eventually to cause the downfall of Roberts' shipping business.[7]
From 1900 to 1965 the Landing was the location of munitions works, the Trojan Powder Company.[8] This caused extensive soil contamination,[8] and the cleanup was the object of a superfund.
In the 21st century, the Landing is now the site of a housing estate.[8]
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Cross-reference[edit]
- ↑ GNIS entry
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Mosier & Mosier 1986, p. 74.
- ↑ Baker 2017, p. 86.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Gudde & Bright 2010, p. 319.
- ↑ Vrilakas Simons 2008, p. 34.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Mosier & Mosier 1986, p. 94.
- ↑ Marciel 2006, p. 8.
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 Gustaitis 2012, p. 87.
Reference bibliography[edit]
- U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Robert's Landing
- Baker, Joseph Eugene (2017). Past and Present of Alameda County. Jazzybee Verlag. ISBN 9783849650674. Search this book on
- Gudde, Erwin G.; Bright, William (2010). "Robert". California Place Names: The Origin and Etymology of Current Geographical Names. University of California Press. ISBN 9780520266193.
- Gustaitis, Rasa (2012). San Francisco Bay Shoreline Guide. University of California Press. ISBN 9780520274365. Search this book on
- Marciel, Doris (2006). San Lorenzo. Arcadia Publishing. ISBN 9780738546933. Search this book on
- Mosier, Page; Mosier, Dan L. (1986). "Robert's Landing". Alameda County place names. Mines Road Books.
- Vrilakas Simons, Cynthia (2008). San Leandro. Arcadia Publishing. ISBN 9781439636480. Search this book on
Further reading[edit]
- "San Leandro Marina Opportunities and Constraints Analysis". City of San Leandro Community Development Department. November 2007.
- "Brownfields Remediation: Land Recycling". California Environmental Protection Agency. 2001.
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