Candlestick Point State Recreation Area
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Candlestick Point State Recreation Area (or simply Candlestick Point) is a
Candlestick Park, the former stadium of the San Francisco Giants and San Francisco 49ers, was also located next to Candlestick Point.
There are several competing theories for the origin of the point's name. Several sources claim it was named for Candlestick Rock, an 8-foot (2.4 m)-tall pinnacle rock once located nearby at the high-tide line.[2][3] Others claim it was named for the long-billed curlew, which was once plentiful in the area and also known as the candlestick bird.[4] Still others claim the name derives from the 19th-century practice of burning abandoned sailing ships in the bay; as they sunk their flaming masts resembled lighted candlesticks.[1]
Proposed park closures reversed
Candlestick Point was one of the 48 California state parks that were proposed for closure in January 2008 by California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger as part of a deficit reduction effort.[5]
In May 2008, the governor unveiled his revised proposal that would reverse a proposal made in January to dismiss employees and close 48 parks and beaches, including nine in the Bay Area. The plan now[when?] is to cut $1.5 million out of the parks budget and make that up by raising entrance fees a maximum of $2. Revenue also could be raised through cabin rentals and fees at new campgrounds.[6]
See also
References
- ^ a b "Candlestick Point SRA". California State Parks. Retrieved 2013-12-23.
- ^ A Companion to California: Newly Revised and Expanded with Illustrations. Hart, James David. p. 80. University of California Press, 1987.
- ^ 1500 California place names: their origin and meaning. Bright, William and Gudde, Erwin Gustav. p. 33. University of California Press, Nov 30, 1998.
- ^ Candlestick Park. Atlas, Ted. p. 13. Arcadia Publishing, Dec 1, 2010.
- ^ CBS5.com: List Of Calif. Parks To Close In Budget Proposal Archived February 23, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ San Francisco Chronicle:Reversal on park cuts