Wood Island (Marin County)
Wood Island is a former island in Marin County, California, formerly in the Corte Madera Creek (upstream of San Francisco Bay) but now surrounded by land. Its coordinates are 37°56′37″N 122°30′42″W / 37.94361°N 122.51167°W, and the United States Geological Survey measured its elevation as 13 ft (4.0 m) in 1981. It appears in a 1954 USGS map of the region. In the 1960s, its principal owner was Spero Spiliotis. In 1969, the city of Larkspur passed a resolution of intent to annex the island, and in the 1970s, a ferry terminal had been proposed.
References
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Wood Island
- ^ United States Geological Survey (1954). "San Rafael Quadrangle, California" (Map). United States Department of the Interior Geological Survey. 1:24000.
- ^ "Wood Island Area Value Is $88,375". Daily Independent Journal. San Rafael, California. 1967-06-23. p. 5.
- ^ "The Larkspur City Council Also". Daily Independent Journal. San Rafael, California. 1969-06-19. p. 18.
- ^ "Larkspur Argues Planning Report". Daily Independent Journal. San Rafael, California. 1972-03-22. p. 37.
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