Marin County Introduction 2012 by Larry Stevens

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1 Marin County The Marin County Courthouse in San Rafael. Part 1 of 4: Headlands, Stinson Beach, Bolinas, Olema, Lagunitas, San Geronimo, Taylor SP, Novato.

2 Marin County Marin County Data Population: 247,289 (Rank: 24) Land Area (square miles): 754 (Rank: 48) The county lies entirely in the Coast Ranges and is made up of soft rolling hills and valleys. The southern part of the county is made up of expensive suburbs of San Francisco. The Golden Gate National Recreation Area is located along the ocean side west of the Golden Gate Bridge. This includes the Marin Headlands Visitor Center. The northern part of the county is agricultural, mostly made up of dairies. Mt. Tamalpais dominates the southern end of the county. Mt. Tamalpais is a state park. At its base is the Muir Woods National Monument and the town of Mill Valley Marin Civic Center, Marin County Just north of San Rafael is the landmark Marin Civic Center. It houses the courts and administrative offices for Marin County. It was designed by Frank Lloyd Wright and built in The Point Reyes National Seashore forms the ocean edge of the county. The San Andreas Fault slices through Tomales Bay and onto Bolinas Bay to separate the Pt. Reyes peninsula from the mainland. The National Seashore includes several long beaches and the Pt. Reyes Lighthouse. It was at Pt. Reyes that Sir Francis Drake landed in 1579 and claimed California for England, calling it New Albion. An original county, the origin of the name is unclear. One story is that it is named for Chief Marin of the Licatiut tribe who lived in the area. This story is conveyed on a plaque in front of the San Rafael Mission. The second version is that the bay between San Pedro and San Quentin points was named Bahia de Nuestra Senora del Rosario la Marinera by Ayala in 1775 and it is possible that Marin is an abbreviation of this name. Cities: San Rafael, Novato, San Anselmo, Fairfax, Ross, Larkspur, Corte Madera, Mill Valley, Tiburon, Belvedere Sausalito. Towns: Marin City, Bolinas, Stinson Beach, Inverness, Pt. Reyes Station, Olema, Kentfield, Tomales, San Quentin. Introduction California is comprised of 58 counties. The state, the third largest in the U.S., has the greatest diversity of geography of any of the states. It has huge deserts, high mountain ranges, fertile valleys and a 1000 mile coastline. Beginning in 2001 my wife and I began to travel and photograph the state as a retirement hobby. In 2009 we published a CD containing about 4,000 photos of the regions of the state. Since that time we have added about 10,000 more photos to our collection. It was also at this time (December 2008) I began to send a photographic diary of our trips to friends and people with an interest in California geography. Now we are organizing our collection by county using all of our photos dating back to by Larry Stevens stevens.lawrence@comcast.net

3 Marin County

4 Headlands (November 2003)

5 Headlands A pillbox. (November 2003)

6 San Bonita Lighthouse (November 2003)

7 Headlands A gun emplacement. (November 2003)

8 Headlands (November 2003)

9 Headlands (November 2003)

10 Stinson Beach Stinson Beach has a population 632. (January 2010)

11 Stinson Beach (January 2010)

12 Stinson Beach (January 2010)

13 Stinson Beach (January 2010)

14 Stinson Beach (January 2010)

15 Stinson Beach (January 2010)

16 Bolinas Bolinas first post office was set up in1863. The locals are very reclusive and tear down any signs giving directions to the down. The population 1,620. (January 2010)

17 Bolinas (January 2010)

18 Bolinas (January 2010)

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20 Bolinas (January 2010)

21 Bolinas (January 2010)

22 Bolinas (January 2010)

23 Bolinas (January 2010)

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25 Bolinas (January 2010)

26 Bolinas (January 2010)

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28 Bolinas (January 2010)

29 Bolinas (January 2010)

30 Bolinas (January 2010)

31 Bolinas (January 2010)

32 Bolinas (January 2010)

33 Olema Olema is a small town that once was at the end of Tomales Bay. Tomales Bay is gradually filling up and the town is no longer at the end of the Bay. (March 2009)

34 Olema (March 2009)

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36 Olema (March 2009)

37 Olema (March 2009)

38 Olema (March 2009)

39 Lagunitas The first post office opened in (March 2009)

40 Lagunitas (March 2009)

41 Lagunitas (March 2009)

42 Lagunitas (March 2009)

43 San Geronimo (March 2009)

44 San Geronimo (March 2009)

45 Niscasio Nicasio is built around a town square. It has a population o 96.(March 2009)

46 Niscasio (March 2009)

47 Niscasio (March 2009)

48 Niscasio (March 2009)

49 Samuel P. Taylor Park (March 2009)

50 Samuel P. Taylor Park (March 2009)

51 Samuel P. Taylor Park (March 2009)

52 Samuel P. Taylor Park (March 2009)

53 Platform Bridge (March 2009)

54 Platform Bridge (March 2009)

55 Novato (August 2003)

56 Novato Downtown Novato undergoing renovation. (August 2003)

57 Novato Downtown renovation. (August 2003)

58 Novato (March 2009)

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60 Novato (March 2009)

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62 Novato (March 2009)

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