Angel Island State Park Anchor, CA
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L-grl
N 37° 51.961 W 122° 26.113
10S E 549676 N 4191099
Anchor is located in front of the Visitor's Center in Ayala Cove, at Angel Island State Park. No details of the anchor were seen at the site. Based on the history of the island, an anchor in front of the visitor's center, seems most appropriate.
Waymark Code: WM48Q7
Location: California, United States
Date Posted: 07/22/2008
Views: 33
In the middle of San Francisco Bay sits Angel Island State Park, offering spectacular views of the San Francisco skyline, the Marin Headlands and Mount Tamalpais.
The island is also alive with history. Three thousand years ago the island was a fishing and hunting site for Coastal Miwok Indians. It was later a haven for Spanish explorer Juan de Ayala, a cattle ranch, and a U.S. Army post.
From 1910 to 1940, the island processed thousands of immigrants. During World War II, Japanese, and German POWs were held on the island, which was also used as a jumping-off point for American soldiers returning from the Pacific. In the '50s and '60s, the island was home to a Nike missile base.
Today, there are two active Coast Guard stations - at Point Blunt and Point Stuart - on the island. Angel Island became a State Park in 1958.
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