Port Costa is a small town and census-designated place (CDP) in Contra Costa County, California, located in the East Bay region of the San Francisco Bay...
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Port Chicago was a town on the southern banks of Suisun Bay, in Contra Costa County, California. It was located 6.5 miles (10 km) east-northeast of Martinez...
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Contra Costa County (/ˌkɒntrə ˈkɒstə/ ; Contra Costa, Spanish for 'Opposite Coast') is a county located in the U.S. state of California, in the East Bay...
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The Port Costa School was built to serve the community of Port Costa, California. Residents voted to fund the school with a bond in April 1911, and construction...
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Suisun Bay (redirect from Suisun Bay, California)
that operated between Benicia and Port Costa, California, from 1879 to 1930. The ferry boats Solano and Contra Costa were removed from service when the...
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Solano (ferry) (redirect from Contra Costa (ferry))
entire trains across the Carquinez Strait between Benicia and Port Costa in California daily for 51 years, from 1879 to 1930. When launched, the Solano...
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28 miles northeast of San Francisco. Other nearby communities include Port Costa, Martinez, Vallejo, Benicia, Rodeo, Hercules, Pinole and Richmond. Crockett...
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The Port of Richmond is a major shipping terminal in California's San Francisco Bay located in the East Bay city and Oakland suburb of Richmond. The harbor...
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Clayton Bailey (category People from Contra Costa County, California)
Art Museum in Sacramento, California. Bailey and his wife, fellow artist Betty G. Bailey, resided in Port Costa, California from 1970 until their deaths...
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East Bay (redirect from East Bay (California))
major transportation hub for the U.S. West Coast, and its port is the largest in Northern California. Increased population has led to the growth of large edge...
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a large railroad ferry in service 1879–1930 between Benicia and Port Costa, California Solano (wind), an eastern wind in Spain This disambiguation page...
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Pittsburg is a city in Contra Costa County, California, United States. It is an industrial suburb located on the southern shore of the Suisun Bay in the...
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John W. Dwinelle (category Mayors of Oakland, California)
legislature. While trying to catch a ferry, Dwinelle fell from a pier in Port Costa, California, and drowned. His body washed ashore three weeks later. "THE LATE...
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Benicia and Port Costa, California from 1879 to 1930. Solano and Contra Costa were the largest train ferries ever built. Pittsburg, California San Francisco–Sacramento...
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31,763 bags of sugar, from Honolulu to the new sugar refinery at Port Costa, California. The barkentine Planter followed with a second sugar cargo from...
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The city of Oakland, California, was founded in 1852, and was incorporated in 1854. Until the early 20th century, all Oakland mayors served terms of only...
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Pacheco is a census-designated place (CDP) in Contra Costa County, California. The population was 3,685 at the 2010 census. It is bounded by Martinez to...
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Benicia–Martinez Bridge (category Bridges in Contra Costa County, California)
Pacific Railroad to replace its train ferry between Benicia and Port Costa, California. It is the second-longest railway bridge in North America, and the...
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years in Port Costa, California, surrounded by open land filled with dogs, cattle, and birds. De Forest died May 18, 2007, in Vallejo, California, after...
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San Francisco Bay (redirect from San Francisco Bay, California)
San Francisco Bay is a large tidal estuary in the U.S. state of California, and gives its name to the San Francisco Bay Area. It is dominated by the cities...
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state of California. It is the county seat and most populous city in Alameda County, with a population of 440,646 in 2020. A major West Coast port, Oakland...
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Concord (/ˈkɒŋkərd/ KON-kerd) is the most populous city in Contra Costa County, California, United States. According to an estimate completed by the United...
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website. California Department of Justice Division of Law Enforcement California Bureau of Investigation California Bureau of Firearms California Bureau...
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Wisconsin Historical Society, 2003. The World's Largest Ship, And a Tale of Two Ports Archived 2015-05-19 at the Wayback Machine, Alan Lucas, AFLOAT, October...
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Richmond is a city in western Contra Costa County, California, United States. The city was incorporated on August 3, 1905, and has a city council. Located...
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Hercules is a city in western Contra Costa County, California. Situated along the coast of San Pablo Bay, it is located in the eastern region of the San...
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properties and districts — listed on the California Historical Landmarks — within Contra Costa County, Northern California. Note: Click the "Map of all coordinates"...
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The Contra Costa County Board of Supervisors is the governing body for Contra Costa County, California, in the San Francisco Bay Area's East Bay region...
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Arco Iris, and the tourist camps of Costa Azul, Las Arenas, Miramar, Playa Bonita, Playa de Laura, and Rubén's. The port had electricity by 1963 and piped...
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Additionally, two ferry services operate from the port of Pichilingue, outside the city, connecting the Baja California Peninsula to the eastern mainland at Mazatlán...
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