Hamlet, CA (site)

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This small community was one of the oldest settlements on Tomales Bay. It served as flagstop on the original North Pacific Coast Narrow Gauge Railroad for shipping dairy products, hogs and fish from northern bay sources. Its businesses prospered for many decades, including a fish canning facility, oyster beds, processor and eating establishment, boat repair and overhaul facility, a small dairy, local mercantile, and vacation cabin community for hunters and fishermen. Its decline followed the increasing siltation of the bay, with the wharf abandoned by the World War II. The site today is a ruin.

www.nps.gov/pore/historyculture/places_historiclandscap...

Articles about the razing of Hamlet:
www.ptreyeslight.com/stories/oct16_03/hamlet_razed.html
www.ptreyeslight.com/stories/feb27/hamlet.html
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Coordinates:   38°12'24"N   122°55'30"W
This article was last modified 16 years ago