Marshall, California
Marshall | ||
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FIPS code 06-46058 | | |
GNIS feature ID | 228136 |
Marshall is an unincorporated community in Marin County, California.[4] It is located on the northeast shore of Tomales Bay 6 mi (9.7 km) south of Tomales,[5] at an elevation of 25 ft (7.6 m).[4]
Marshall is located on the east shore of
ZIP code
is 94940.
The town is named after the Marshalls, four brothers who set up a
dairying industry there in the 1850s. Starting in the 1870s, Marshall was a stop on the North Pacific Coast Railroad connecting Cazadero to the Sausalito
ferry.
There is still some dairying in the area with
Point Reyes Peninsula.[citation needed
]
See also
References
- County of Marin. Retrieved February 7, 2020.
- ^ a b "Statewide Database". UC Regents. Archived from the original on February 1, 2015. Retrieved December 31, 2014.
- ^ "California's 2nd Congressional District - Representatives & District Map". Civic Impulse, LLC. Retrieved March 8, 2013.
- ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Marshall
- ISBN 1-884995-14-4.
- ^ "factfinder.census.gov". Archived from the original on June 7, 2011. Retrieved September 19, 2006.
Further reading
- Codoni, Fred (2006). Northwestern Pacific Railroad. Arcadia Publishing.
External links
- Information and photographs about Marshall on the Beach California website
- Information about Marshall on the West Marin Chamber of Commerce website