Brother Islands
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Point San Pablo
Point San Pablo is a small historic community isolated at the far end of the Potrero Hills at Point San Pablo in Richmond, California.-Overview:...
in San Francisco Bay
San Francisco Bay
San Francisco Bay is a shallow, productive estuary through which water draining from approximately forty percent of California, flowing in the Sacramento and San Joaquin rivers from the Sierra Nevada mountains, enters the Pacific Ocean...
in Richmond
Richmond, California
Richmond is a city in western Contra Costa County, California, United States. The city was incorporated on August 7, 1905. It is located in the East Bay, part of the San Francisco Bay Area. It is a residential inner suburb of San Francisco, as well as the site of heavy industry, which has been...
, California
California
California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...
. The diseno del Rancho de San Pablo (a plat map used to indicate rancho boundaries) names East Brother Island as 'Isla de Pajaros' or 'Bird Island.'
The Brothers, along with The Sisters
The Sisters Islands, California
The Sisters are two rock islands San Pablo Bay situated northeast of Point San Pedro in Marin County, California.The Sisters, along with The Brothers on the opposite side of the strait, were originally reserved for military purposes by order of President Andrew Johnson in 1867...
(two exposed rocks two miles (3 km) north of the Marin Islands
Marin Islands
Marin Islands are the two islands, East Marin and West Marin, situated offshore from San Rafael, California in the San Pablo Bay extension of San Francisco Bay. The islands comprise the Marin Islands National Wildlife Refuge, which was established in 1992...
, just off Point San Pedro) on the opposite side of the strait
Strait
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, were originally reserved for military
Military
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purposes by order of President
President
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Andrew Johnson
Andrew Johnson
Andrew Johnson was the 17th President of the United States . As Vice-President of the United States in 1865, he succeeded Abraham Lincoln following the latter's assassination. Johnson then presided over the initial and contentious Reconstruction era of the United States following the American...
in 1867. After many a court battle the plans were scrapped.
Today East Brother Island is home to a light house
Light House
The Light House is currently under construction and will be located on the new harbour front district in Aarhus, Denmark. It is expected to be completed by 2012. The Light House will be 142 metres tall making it the tallest building in Denmark....
and a Victorian house
Victorian house
In the United Kingdom, and former British colonies, a Victorian house generally means any house built during the reign of Queen Victoria...
that serves as a bed and breakfast
Bed and breakfast
A bed and breakfast is a small lodging establishment that offers overnight accommodation and breakfast, but usually does not offer other meals. Since the 1980s, the meaning of the term has also extended to include accommodations that are also known as "self-catering" establishments...
inn.
See also
- The Sisters Islands, CaliforniaThe Sisters Islands, CaliforniaThe Sisters are two rock islands San Pablo Bay situated northeast of Point San Pedro in Marin County, California.The Sisters, along with The Brothers on the opposite side of the strait, were originally reserved for military purposes by order of President Andrew Johnson in 1867...
- List of islands of San Francisco Bay
- San Francisco Bay AreaSan Francisco Bay AreaThe San Francisco Bay Area, commonly known as the Bay Area, is a populated region that surrounds the San Francisco and San Pablo estuaries in Northern California. The region encompasses metropolitan areas of San Francisco, Oakland, and San Jose, along with smaller urban and rural areas...
- USGS Topographic Map of Area