Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
Ross is a small incorporated town in Marin County, California, United States, just north of San Francisco. Ross is located 1.5 miles (2.4 km) west-southwest of San Rafael , [ 6 ] at an elevation of 36 feet (11 m). [ 1 ]
The present name of Fort Ross [5] appears first on a French chart published in 1842 by Eugène Duflot de Mofras, who visited California in 1840. [6] The name of the fort is said to derive from the Russian word rus or ros, the same root as the word "Russia" (Pоссия, Rossiya) (Fort Ross (Russian: Форт-Росс, Kashaya mé·ṭiʔni), originally Fortress Ross (pre-reformed Russian ...
Corte Madera Creek is a short stream which flows southeast for 4.5 miles (7.2 km) in Marin County, California. [5] Corte Madera Creek is formed by the confluence of San Anselmo Creek [6] and Ross Creek [7] in Ross and entering a tidal marsh at Kentfield before connecting to San Francisco Bay near Corte Madera.
The Marin Art and Garden Center is a botanical garden and arts organization in Ross, California. The site is 11 acres (4.5 ha) and features gardens and historic buildings, including the Barn Theater, which is home to theater company the Ross Valley Players. Admission to the gardens is free.
Coast Miwok shellmound in Ross Valley, Marin County, California, USA . Ross Valley is a valley in Marin County, California. [1] [2] The city of Ross in addition to all or portions of San Anselmo, Fairfax, Kentfield, and San Rafael are located in the valley. [2] Mount Tamalpais is to the west, the Red Hills to the North and San Francisco Bay to ...
Fort Ross State Historic Park is a historical state park in Sonoma County, California, including the former Russian fur trading outpost of Fort Ross plus the adjacent coastline and native coast redwood forests extending inland. It is located on the northern California coast about 12 miles north of the town of Jenner and 22 miles north of Bodega ...
In 1916, a group of 15 families in Marin County, California, pooled resources to start a local private school.The Little Gray School was finished in 1917. It began as a coeducational primary school, for students in grades 1–4.
Ross Stores, Inc., operating under the brand name Ross Dress for Less, is an American chain of discount department stores headquartered in Dublin, California. [6] It is the largest off-price retailer in the U.S.; as of July 2024, Ross operates 1,795 stores in 43 U.S. states, Washington, D.C. and Guam, [7] covering much of the country, but with no presence in New England, Alaska, and areas of ...