Eckley, California
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Eckley was a city in Contra Costa County
, California
, which served as a ferry landing for crossings of the Carquinez Strait
prior to the construction of the Carquinez Bridge
. It lay on the Southern Pacific Railroad
4.5 miles (7.2 km) northwest of Martinez
, at an elevation of 10 feet (3 m). The townspeople were very active in the sport of baseball and about a dozen company teams were supported. The population decreased with the construction of the bridge and in the late 20th Century the last residents left. There was active farming and grazing in the area. Much of the population relocated to Crockett
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The place's name is in honor of Commodore John L. Eckley who established a yacht harbor at the cove here.
Contra Costa County, California
Contra Costa County is a primarily suburban county in the San Francisco Bay Area of the U.S. state of California. As of the 2010 census, it had a population of 1,049,025...
, 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...
, which served as a ferry landing for crossings of the Carquinez Strait
Carquinez Strait
The Carquinez Strait is a narrow tidal strait in northern California. It is part of the tidal estuary of the Sacramento and the San Joaquin rivers as they drain into the San Francisco Bay...
prior to the construction of the Carquinez Bridge
Carquinez Bridge
The Carquinez Bridge refers to parallel bridges spanning the Carquinez Strait, forming part of Interstate 80 between Crockett and Vallejo, California. The name originally referred to a single cantilever bridge built in 1927, helping to form a direct route between San Francisco and Sacramento. A...
. It lay on the Southern Pacific Railroad
Southern Pacific Railroad
The Southern Pacific Transportation Company , earlier Southern Pacific Railroad and Southern Pacific Company, and usually simply called the Southern Pacific or Espee, was an American railroad....
4.5 miles (7.2 km) northwest of Martinez
Martinez, California
Martinez is a city and the county seat of Contra Costa County, California, United States. The population was 35,824 at the 2010 census. The downtown is notable for its large number of preserved old buildings...
, at an elevation of 10 feet (3 m). The townspeople were very active in the sport of baseball and about a dozen company teams were supported. The population decreased with the construction of the bridge and in the late 20th Century the last residents left. There was active farming and grazing in the area. Much of the population relocated to Crockett
Crockett, California
Crockett is a census-designated place in Contra Costa County, California, United States. The population was 3,094 at the 2010 census...
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The place's name is in honor of Commodore John L. Eckley who established a yacht harbor at the cove here.
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