Point of Timber, California
Point of Timber is a former settlement in
The northern end of
The community included a general store and a blacksmith shop. A post office operated at Point of Timber Landing from 1869 to 1882, with a closure from 1871 to 1872.[1] Tule fires burned the landing about 1882, but it was rebuilt by 1884.[3]
Author Jack London anchored his yacht, "The Sea Wolf" at the landing while he collaborated with Captain C. W. Lent on a book, "The Seafaring Life of a Captain." London died before the work was finished. The book was never completed. Lent was a sea captain who had retired to Byron and operated a passenger ship between the landing and Stockton, California.[3]
References
- ^ ISBN 1-884995-14-4.
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Indian Slough
- ^ a b c Lemyre, Rick (Dec 15, 2011). "Shining light on the Shadows". The Press. Brentwood Press & Publishing. Retrieved 2 August 2020.
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Kellogg Creek
- ^ a b Frank F. Latta, JOAQUIN MURRIETA AND HIS HORSE GANGS, Bear State Books, Santa Cruz, California. 1980. xv,685 pages. Illustrated with numerous photos. Index. Photographic front endpapers.
- ^ William Mero. "Bandits, Brentwood, and the Wild Frontier". Archived from the original on March 6, 2018. Retrieved 24 Oct 2016.
37°54′58″N 121°36′24″W / 37.91611°N 121.60667°W
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