Benicia Capitol State Historical Monument

Benicia Capitol State Historical Monument is a park in Solano County, California. Benicia Capitol State Historical Monument is situated nearby to the hamlet Port Costa, as well as near Ozol.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Benicia Capitol State Historic Park and Martinez station.

Benicia Capitol State Historic Park

Park

Photo: Epolk, Public domain.

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.

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 Historical Monument.

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 Historical Monument.

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 Historical Monument.

Benicia Capitol State Historical Monument

Type: Park
Location: Solano County, California, United States, North America
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Latitude

38.0501° or 38° 3′ 0″ north

Longitude

-122.15884° or 122° 9′ 32″ west

Elevation

30 feet (9 metres)

Open location code

84CV3R2R+2F

GeoNames ID

5327553

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