1918 Map of Point Reyes

About this map

Tomales Bay bisects this West Marin landscape during the first decades of the twentieth century, separating the coastal peninsula of Point Reyes from the agricultural and rail-oriented mainland. The eastern shore of the bay is defined by the route of the San Francisco and North Pacific RR, which links settlements such as Hamlet, Marshall, and Bivalve to the regional hub at Point Reyes Station. These communities, along with the wireless station at Marconi, represent the economic vitality of the era before the development of modern highway systems.