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Eckley, California

Coordinates: 38°03′14″N 122°12′10″W / 38.05389°N 122.20278°W / 38.05389; -122.20278
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38°03′14″N 122°12′10″W / 38.05389°N 122.20278°W / 38.05389; -122.20278

Eckley
Former settlement
The City of San Francisco at Eckley in 1971
The City of San Francisco at Eckley in 1971
Eckley is located in California
Eckley
Eckley
Location in California
Coordinates: 38°03′14″N 122°12′10″W / 38.05389°N 122.20278°W / 38.05389; -122.20278
CountryUnited States
StateCalifornia
CountyContra Costa County
Elevation10 ft (3 m)

Eckley is an area in Contra Costa County, California, which served as a train-ferry landing for crossings of the Carquinez Strait prior to the opening of the Benicia-Martinez railroad bridge. It lay on the Southern Pacific Railroad 4.5 miles (7.2 km) northwest of Martinez,[2] at an elevation of 10 feet (3 m).

The place's name is in honor of Commodore John L. Eckley who established a yacht harbor at the cove here.[2]

References

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  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Eckley, California
  2. ^ a b Durham, David L. (1998). California's Geographic Names: A Gazetteer of Historic and Modern Names of the State. Clovis, Calif.: Word Dancer Press. p. 628. ISBN 1-884995-14-4.
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