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Sausalito (Spanish for "small willow grove") is a city in Marin County, California, United States, located 1.5 miles (2.4 kilometers) southeast of Marin City, 8 miles (13 km) south-southeast of San Rafael, [8] and about 4 miles (6 km) north of San Francisco from the Golden Gate Bridge.
William Anthony Richardson (August 27, 1795 – April 20, 1856) was an early California entrepreneur, influential in the development of Yerba Buena, the forerunner of the city of San Francisco. Richardson was the first to receive a land grant in the city, deeded to him by the alcalde , José Joaquín Estudillo . [ 1 ]
The Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta portion was added to the model in 1966-1969 to provide information for studies concerning impacts of the deepening of navigation channels, realignment of Delta channels (via the Peripheral Canal), and various flow arrangements on water quality. When completed, the expanded model covered 2 acres (0.81 ha ...
Marin City is located in southern Marin County at 38°52'07" North, 122°30'33" West, [3] about 5 miles (8 km) north of San Francisco. It is bordered to the southeast by the city of Sausalito and to the west by Tamalpais Valley.
Rancho Saucelito (also called "Rancho Sausalito") was a 19,752-acre (79.93 km 2) Mexican land grant in present-day Marin County, California, given in 1838 by Governor Juan Alvarado to William A. Richardson. [1] The name means "ranch of the little willow grove".
CVWD receives water from the Colorado River through the 123-mile (198 km) Coachella Branch of the All American Canal. Water in the canal flows entirely by gravity, dropping in elevation an average of one foot per mile. In the Coachella Valley, Colorado River water is used primarily for agricultural irrigation. There are 76,350 acres (30,900 ha ...
The Sausalito Land and Ferry Company began running ferries between here and San Francisco around 1868. [1] The terminal served as the southern terminus and ferry connection to San Francisco for the North Pacific Coast Railroad , [ 2 ] which purchased the service in 1875. [ 1 ]
Sausalito — a city in Marin County, North Bay Area, California. Subcategories. This category has the following 2 subcategories, out of 2 total. P.