Hammer Island
Hammer Island is a small island in the Sacramento–San Joaquin River Delta, in Contra Costa County, California, originally named Santos Island, it was changed to Hammer Island after Hans Hammer purchased the island from Mr. Santos in 1939. Its coordinates are 37°48′59″N 121°33′25″W / 37.81639°N 121.55694°W,; the United States Geological Survey measured its elevation as 0 ft (0 m) in 1981, and it appears on a 1978 USGS map.
References
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Hammer Island
- ^ "1877 County Boundary Error Will Be Corrected". Oakland Tribune. Oakland, California. 1955-05-08. p. 26.
- ^ "Page 73". The Argus. Fremont, California. 1976-06-27. p. 73.
- ^ "Strange Crop: Water Lilies Cause San Joaquin River Delta Problems". The Sacramento Bee. Sacramento, California. 1977-12-21. p. 10.
- ^ "Species". Napa Valley Register. Napa, California. 2020-04-17. p. B3.
- ^ "Funeral Today For Hans Hammer, Island Resident". Tracy Press. Tracy, California. 1960-05-23. p. 1.
- ^ United States Geological Survey (2015). "Clifton Court Forebay Quadrangle, California" (Map). United States Department of the Interior Geological Survey. 1:24000.
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