Ferry Point, California
Ferry Point is a cape on the San Francisco Bay in western Richmond, California, United States. Once the Northern California terminal for the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway, the area has been developed as a regional park.
History
Ferry Point once served as the western terminus of the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway, who constructed the pier in 1900 to facilitate ferry docking to transfer passengers and freight to other locations around the San Francisco Bay.[1][2] Santa Fe trains began connecting with SP ferries at the Oakland Mole on April 23, 1933, replacing the Point Richmond passenger ferries.[3] Ferry Point continued to be used for freight ferries, as well as troop ferries during World War II. The Port of Richmond gradually replaced Ferry Point, as the port could handle larger freighters. Freight ferries stopped using Ferry Point in 1975, making it the longest-lived of the transcontinental railroad wharves on the bay.[4] [5] The East Bay Regional Park District acquired the railroad right of way in 1991 and the land was incorporated into the Miller/Knox Regional Shoreline.[1]
Ferry Point was initially named Point Richmond,[6] but the area adopted a new descriptor after the nearby neighborhood became more associated with that moniker.
Preceding station | Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway | Following station | ||
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Terminus | Valley Division | Richmond toward Barstow |
References
- ^ a b Cabanatuan, Michael (April 7, 2019). "Train tussle: Campaign fights plan for 'wall of railcars' on Richmond shoreline". San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved December 9, 2020.
- ^ "East Bay Leaders Consider Opposing Plan To Reactivate Long-Dormant Rail Line In Richmond". CBS SF Bay Area. May 20, 2019. Retrieved December 9, 2020.
- ^ "Rail Merger Begins Sunday". Oakland Tribune. April 20, 1933. p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Ferry Point Pier and Ferry Point Terminal: Draft Amendment to the Miller-Knox Regional Shoreline Land Use-Development Plan" (PDF). East Bay Regional Park District. October 1, 1995. p. 4.
- ^ Ferry Point Pier and Ferry Point Terminal (Report). East Bay Regional Park District. October 1995. Archived from the original on November 15, 2020. Retrieved December 9, 2020.
- ^ Allardt, G. F. (1872). Sale map no. 11. Salt marsh, tide lands, counties of Alameda & Contra Costa (Map). Britton & Rey. Retrieved December 9, 2020 – via David Rumsey Historical Map Collection.
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- Rivers, creeks, streams: Baxter Creek
- Castro Creek
- Cerrito Creek
- Fluvius Innominatus
- Garrity Creek
- Meeker Slough (Creek)
- Rheem Creek
- San Pablo Creek
- Wildcat Creek
- Wetlands, Marshes, mud flats, swamps, sloughs: Albany Mudflats
- Breuner Marsh
- Brooks Island Salt Marsh
- Giant Marsh
- Hoffman Marsh
- Meeker Slough
- Parchester Marsh
- Point Molate Marsh
- San Pablo Creek Marsh
- Stege Marsh
- Whitell Marsh
- Wildcat Marsh
- Lakes, ponds, reservoirs, lagoons Brickyard Cove Pond
- Hilltop Lake (Hilltop)
- Temporary Pond
- Miller/Knox Lagoon
- Nicholl's Knob Pond
- North Reservoir
- Point Pinole Pond
- Potrero Hills Quarry Pond
- San Pablo Reservoir
- Bays, harbours, wharves, piers, ports, marinas, coves, channels: Brickyard Cove
- Campus Bay
- Castro Cove
- Harbor Channel
- Hoffman Channel
- Kozy Kove
- Lauritzen Canal
- Point San Pablo Marina
- Richmond Marina Bay
- Marina Bay Marina
- Parr-Rich Canal
- Port of Richmond
- Richmond Ferry Terminal
- Richmond Inner Harbor
- Richmond Outer Harbor
- Richmond Rod & Gun Club Yacht Harbor
- Richmond Yacht Club
- Santa Fe Canal
- Santa Rita Channel
- Santa Fe Marina
- San Pablo Canal
- San Francisco Bay
- San Pablo Bay
- Westshore Marina
- Landmasses, Rocks, Islands, Valleys, Canyons, Gorges, Points, Peaks, Beaches, Ranges: Berkeley Hills
- Brother Islands
- Brooks Island
- Castro Point
- Castro Rocks
- East Brother Lighthouse
- Ferry Point
- Kellar Beach
- Kozy Kove
- Richmond Long Wharf
- Nicholl's Knob
- Point Isabel
- Point Molate
- Point Pinole
- Point San Pablo
- Point Richmond Pier
- Point Pinole Pier
- Point Potrero
- San Pablo Canyon
- San Pablo Ridge
- Wildcat Canyon
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37°54′34″N 122°23′26″W / 37.909415°N 122.390578°W / 37.909415; -122.390578