Benicia Capitol State Historic Park

Benicia Capitol State Historic Park is a state park in Benicia, California, United States. The park is dedicated to California's third capitol building, where the California State Legislature convened from February 3, 1853, to February 24, 1854, when they voted to move the state capital to Sacramento.

Photo: Epolk, Public domain.

Type: Park
Description: state historic park in Benicia, California, USA
Also known as: “Benicia Capitol SHP”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Martinez station and Benicia High School.

Martinez station

Railway station

Photo: Pi.1415926535, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Martinez station is an Amtrak passenger train station in Martinez, California, United States. Located at the west end of downtown Martinez, the station has one side platform and one island platform, which serve three of the four tracks of the Union Pacific Railroad Martinez Subdivision. Martinez station is situated 2½ miles southeast of Benicia Capitol State Historic Park.

Benicia High School

School

Benicia High School is a public high school in Benicia, California, in the North Bay sub-region of the San Francisco Bay Area. Part of the Benicia Unified School District, it serves approximately 1,700 students, grades nine through twelve.

Forester

Disaster remains

Photo: Rob Hodgkins, CC BY-SA 2.0.

The Forester was a schooner vessel constructed in Alameda in November 1900. The construction was overseen by Captain Otto Daeweritz who served as the only captain of the vessel during the Forester's 75-year history. Forester is situated 2 miles south of Benicia Capitol State Historic Park.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Benicia and Port Costa.

Benicia

Photo: Ingrid Taylar, CC BY 2.0.

Benicia is a city in Solano County in the San Francisco Bay Area of California. Although its service was short, Benicia was the third city to serve as state capital of California.

Port Costa

Hamlet

Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.

Port Costa is a small town and census-designated place in Contra Costa County, California, United States, located in the East Bay region of the San Francisco Bay Area.

Eckley

Hamlet

Photo: Drew Jacksich, CC BY 2.0.

Eckley is an area in Contra Costa County, California, United States. The place's name is in honor of Commodore John L. Eckley, who established a yacht harbor at the cove here. Eckley is situated 2½ miles west of Benicia Capitol State Historic Park.

Benicia Capitol State Historic Park

Categories: California state historic park, historic house museum, history museum, and recreation area
Location: Solano County, California, United States, North America
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Latitude

38.05026° or 38° 3′ 1″ north

Longitude

-122.15902° or 122° 9′ 33″ west

Elevation

26 feet (8 metres)

Open location code

84CV3R2R+49

OpenStreetMap ID

way 40117918

OpenStreetMap feature

leisure=park

GeoNames ID

5327552

Wikidata ID

Q4887935

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Satellite Map

Discover Benicia Capitol State Historic Park from above in high-definition satellite imagery.

In Other Languages

From Arabic to Cebuano—“Benicia Capitol State Historic Park” goes by many names.

Arabic: “حديقة بنيسيا كابيتول الحكومية التاريخية”
Cebuano: “Benicia Capitol State Historic Park”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Ozol and Ferry Point.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Benicia Capitol and Happy Life Pottery and Gallery.

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