CONTRA COSTA

HISTORY and MAP

Contra Costa County was one of the original 27 counties of California, created in 1850 at the time of statehood.

STATE DESIGNATED HISTORIC LANDMARKS

#312: John Muir Home
#356: Castro Home
#455: Don Fernando Pacheco Adobe
#509: Joaquin Moraga Adobe
#511: Vicente Martinez Adobe
#512: Alvarado Adobe
#515: Don Salvio Pacheco Adobe
#722: Site of the Murder of Dr. John Marsh

#731: The Old Homestead
#853: Captain Pedro Fages Trail
#905: Mount Diablo
#932: Mount Diablo Coal Field
#951: East Brother Island Light Station
#1002.1: Site of Giant Powder Company (Point Pinole)
#1032: Richmond Shipyards District

POINTS OF INTEREST

Point Molate
Rosie the Riveter World War II Home Front
– Ford Assembly Plant
– Rosie the Riveter Visitor Center