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Mission San Rafael Arcángel was founded as the 20th Spanish mission in the colonial province of Alta California by three priests—Father Narciso Durán from Mission San José, Father Abella from Mission San Francisco de Asís, Father Luis Gíl y Taboada from La Iglesia de Nuestra Señora Reina de los Angeles—on December 14, 1817, four years before Mexico gained independence from Spain.
San Rafael — a city in Marin County, ... Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License; ... San Rafael, California.
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The Canal Area comprises two neighborhoods of San Rafael, California, designated by the city as the "Canal Waterfront" and the "Canal." The Canal Area is bounded on the east by San Francisco Bay, on the north by the San Rafael Canal and on the south and west by Highways 101 and I-580 and by San Quentin Ridge.
The San Rafael Fire Department was first organized on December 5, 1874, when William Miller and J.B. Rice posted a notice in the Marin County Journal, calling for volunteer firemen. The organization was first named the "San Rafael Hose Company Number One" but was then renamed the "San Rafael Hose, Hook and Ladder Company" to show the range of ...
Greenbrae is a small unincorporated community in Marin County, California. [1] It is located 1.5 miles (2 km) south-southeast of downtown San Rafael, [2] at an elevation of 33 feet (10 m), [1] and adjacent to U.S. Route 101 at the opening of the Ross Valley.
San Pablo Bay is the northern bay section of the larger San Francisco Bay, in the North Bay region. San Rafael Bay is located along the Marin County coast, adjacent to the City of San Rafael. [2] The Marin Islands are within bay. The river mouth and estuary of San Rafael Creek is located at its shoreline. [2]