Sacramento Landing, California
Sacramento Landing | |
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  Sacramento Landing Location in California  Sacramento Landing Sacramento Landing (the United States) | |
| Coordinates: 38°08′59″N 122°54′23″W / 38.14972°N 122.90639°WCoordinates: 38°08′59″N 122°54′23″W / 38.14972°N 122.90639°W ⧼validator-fatal-error⧽ | |
| Country | United States |
| State | California |
| County | Marin County |
| Elevation | 23 ft (7 m) |
Sacramento Landing is an unincorporated community in Marin County, California.[1] It is located on the southwest shore of Tomales Bay 6.5 miles (10 km) south of Tomales,[2] at an elevation of 23 feet (7 m).[1]
History[edit]
A wharf at Sacramento Landing was constructed in the mid 19th century, one of several such wharves on the western shore of Tomales Bay.[3]:43 It was used by ranchers to ship goods the short distance across the bay to Marshall.[3]:76 A number of Coast Miwok families settled at Sacramento Landing.[3]:214
Most of the Point Reyes Peninsula was preserved as Point Reyes National Seashore in 1962, but some areas remained privately owned. The area around Sacramento Landing had been purchased in 1953 by Richard Chase, a contractor from Las Vegas. The National Park Service (NPS) attempted to trade Chase other land for Sacramento Landing in 1965 (as the NPS could not afford to purchase it outright) but Chase declined. He subdivided the land into parcels in 1967 despite the protests of county officials and the objection of Secretary of the Interior Stewart Udall.[3]:151
Because the land was privately owned, the county could not prevent development; by 1970, there were 18 residences in Sacramento Landing and nearby Duck Cove. The Sierra Club and a local group lobbied for federal purchase of the remaining lands on the peninsula, which occurred in 1972. Despite objections from preservation groups, the landowners were allowed to take out 40-and-50-year leases to continue using their vacation homes.[3]:152
References[edit]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Sacramento Landing, California
- ↑ Durham, David L. (1998). California's Geographic Names: A Gazetteer of Historic and Modern Names of the State. Clovis, Calif.: Word Dancer Press. p. 693. ISBN 1-884995-14-4. Search this book on
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 Avery, Christy (2009). Tomales Bay Environmental History and Historic Resource Study (PDF). Pacific West Regional Office-Seattle, National Park Service. Search this book on
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