Ayala Cove

USA / California / Tiburon /
Formerly known as Hospital Cove, this was the site of a quarantine station opened in 1891. Ships entering San Francisco Bay had to stop here first before sailing on to San Francisco's docks.
Anchored here from 1895 to 1914 was the USS Omaha, a former war sloop commissioned in 1872. Any sailors, passengers, and immigrants suspected of harboring infectious diseases were quarantined aboard the Omaha, while superheated steam from her boilers was used to disinfect ships, cargo, and Ayala Cove buildings. Most of the buildings located here were razed by the Army before they handed over the land to the Park Service.

Access to the Island is by ferry from Fisherman's Wharf, Tiburon, Oakland, and Vallejo; all lines are seasonal. All ferries debark at Ayala Cove, named for Lieutenant Juan Manuel de Ayala, the first European to sail through the Golden Gate. Ayala's boat anchored in this bay in 1775 while his crew completed the first detailed mapping of San Francisco Bay.

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www.angelisland.org/ayala02.html
www.sallys-place.com/travel/san_francisco/pt_angelislan...
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Angel_Island_State_Park
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Coordinates:   37°52'5"N   122°26'11"W

Comments

  • some mooring bouys available for day or overnight use. Dock available for dingys and landing.
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