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.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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 Benicia High School and Forester.
Benicia High School
School
Benicia High School is a public high school serving approximately 1,700 students, grades nine through twelve. It is part of the Benicia Unified School District.
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.
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.
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, 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, which served as a train-ferry landing for crossings of the Carquinez Strait prior to the opening of the Benicia-Martinez railroad bridge. 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″ northLongitude
-122.15902° or 122° 9′ 33″ westElevation
26 feet (8 metres)Open location code
84CV3R2R+49OpenStreetMap ID
way 40117918OpenStreetMap feature
leisure=park
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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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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Benicia Capitol State Historic Park”. Photo: Epolk, Public domain.