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Eckley, California
Former settlement in California, United States / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Eckley | |
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Former settlement | |
![]() The City of San Francisco at Eckley in 1971 | |
Coordinates: 38°03′14″N 122°12′10″W | |
Country | United States |
State | California |
County | Contra Costa County |
Elevation | 10 ft (3 m) |
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Eckley is an area in Contra Costa County, California, which served as a train-ferry landing for crossings of the Carquinez Strait prior to the opening of the Benicia-Martinez railroad bridge. It lay on the Southern Pacific Railroad 4.5 miles (7.2 km) northwest of Martinez,[2] at an elevation of 10 feet (3 m).
The place's name is in honor of Commodore John L. Eckley who established a yacht harbor at the cove here.[2]