Ferry Point, California

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Ruins of the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway ferry pier, 2015
1948 map of Ferry Point, labeled here as Point Richmond

Ferry Point is a cape on the San Francisco Bay in western Richmond, California, United States.

History[]

Ferry Point once served as the western terminus of the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway, who constructed the pier in 1900 to facilitate ferry docking to transfer passengers and freight to other locations around the San Francisco Bay.[1][2] Passenger ferries ceased after 1933 (except for troop operations during World War II) but the pier continued as a freight terminus until 1975 when operations were consolidated at the Port of Richmond.[3] The East Bay Regional Park District acquired the railroad right of way in 1991 and the land was incorporated into the Miller/Knox Regional Shoreline.[1]

Ferry Point was initially named Point Richmond,[4] but the area adopted a new descriptor after the nearby neighborhood became more associated with that moniker.

References[]

  1. ^ a b Cabanatuan, Michael (7 April 2019). "Train tussle: Campaign fights plan for 'wall of railcars' on Richmond shoreline". San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved 9 December 2020.
  2. ^ "East Bay Leaders Consider Opposing Plan To Reactivate Long-Dormant Rail Line In Richmond". CBS SF Bay Area. 20 May 2019. Retrieved 9 December 2020.
  3. ^ Ferry Point Pier and Ferry Point Terminal (Report). East Bay Regional Park District. October 1995. Retrieved 9 December 2020.
  4. ^ Allardt, G. F. (1872). Sale map no. 11. Salt marsh, tide lands, counties of Alameda & Contra Costa (Map). Britton & Rey. Retrieved 9 December 2020 – via David Rumsey Historical Map Collection.


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Coordinates: 37°54′34″N 122°23′26″W / 37.909415°N 122.390578°W / 37.909415; -122.390578

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