Point Isabel
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Point Isabel is a small promontory on the eastshore of San Francisco Bay in California. It is situated in Contra Costa County, and partly included in the cities of Richmond and El Cerrito. In the 19th century, it was part of the ranch of Victor Castro who received it in a land grant from the Mexican Republic. He named the point for his daughter Isabel. In later years, the land was acquired by the Vigoret Powder Works of San Francisco, a subsidiary of the Du Pont company, which used it primarily to store explosives. A wharf and railroad spur served the Vigoret site. In recent years, part of the land was acquired by the East Bay Regional Parks District and the Parks Department of the State of California for public enjoyment. The remains of at least two ancient Native American shell mounds are visible just offshore in the mudflats of the bay.
[edit] See also
- Point Isabel Regional Shoreline a large dog park in Richmond, California.
- Point Isabel, Richmond, California a neighborhood in far southern Richmond, California.
