731 THE OLD HOMESTEAD Crockett, CA
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N 38° 03.298 W 122° 13.269
10S E 568330 N 4212200
A hidden California Marker.
Waymark Code: WM2H48
Location: California, United States
Date Posted: 11/03/2007
Published By:Groundspeak Charter Member Uncle Alaska
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NO. 731 THE OLD HOMESTEAD - This was the first American home in Crockett, located on an earlier Indian village near the Carquinez Straits. Constructed in 1867 by Thomas Edwards, Sr., on land purchased in 1866 from Judge J. B. Crockett, its timbers, some of them brought around the Horn, have been well preserved.

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Marker Number: 731.00

Marker Name: THE OLD HOMESTEAD

County: Contra Costa

Has Official CA Plaque: yes

Marker Dedication Date: 10/15/1960

Location:
993 Loring Ave at Ralph Ave, Crockett, CA 94525 USGS Quadrangle Sheet Name: PETALUMA POINT

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