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The first settlers arrived in the late 1800s, then the railroad came and Tiburon was the last stop for passengers and cargo heading to San Francisco and beyond.[citation needed] The Belvedere Lagoon was partially filled after World War II to provide building sites for tract houses and to improve...
read more about Belvedere, CA Real EstateBolinas is west of the San Andreas Fault, which runs the length of Bolinas Lagoon and then north through the Olema Valley and Tomales Bay. (See the high altitude photograph, above.) Bolinas and the Point Reyes Peninsula are on the Pacific Plate, moving north relative to Stinson Beach and the North...
read more about Bolinas, CA Real EstateCorte Madera is tucked away in the green Marin countryside. Incorporated in 1916, the Town extends from San Francisco Bay on the east side of Highway 101 to Mt. Tamalpais on the west. Corte Madera occupies an area of four square miles of land, plus surrounding water tidelands. This small vital town...
read more about Corte Madera, CA Real EstateDillon Beach is located 3.25 miles (5.2 km) west of Tomales,[3] at an elevation of 89 feet (27 m).[1] The population was 319 at the 2000 census. Dillon Beach was named after the founder, George Dillon, who settled there in 1858.
The Coast Miwok Indians occupied stretches along local creeks, spring and seep areas; moreover prehistoric habitations were usually chosen near permanent and seasonal drainages, typically along flat ridges and terraces.
The first post office opened in 1910.[2] Fairfax incorporated in 1931.[2]...
read more about Fairfax, CA Real EstateLagunitas is on the eastern border of Samuel P. Taylor State Park. Like the park, Lagunitas-Forest Knolls and the surrounding environs are lushly vegetated with large areas of coniferous forests.
Hiking and horseback riding are popular in the hills above the towns.
Predominantly composed of hillside and waterfront terrain, its homes and offices are known for their views of the San Francisco Bay, Corte Madera Creek, and Mount Tamalpais. The developer of Greenbrae, Niels Schultz, Jr., died in early 2008. [3] Greenbrae's neighborhoods are bordered by downtown...
read more about Greenbrae, CA Real EstateThe town is a 15 miles or so from Drake's Bay on the Pacific Ocean, named after Sir Francis Drake, who explored the coast in the 17th Century. Although Drake's official log was lost, the ship's doctor's log described landing in an area that reminded him of the White Cliffs of Dover. Drake's Bay is...
read more about Inverness, CA Real EstateIn 1857, James Ross (1812-1862) bought Rancho Punta de Quentin. Ross, a Scot who had arrived in San Francisco from Australia in 1848 and made his fortune in the wholesale liquor business, set up a trading post called "Ross Landing".[3][2] Steamers would come up Corte Madera Creek to the landing...
read more about Kentfield, CA Real EstateLagunitas is on the eastern border of Samuel P. Taylor State Park. Like the park, Lagunitas-Forest Knolls and the surrounding environs are lushly vegetated with large areas of coniferous forests.