Quarries

Quarries (HM1RW6)

Location: El Cerrito, CA 94530 Contra Costa County
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Country: United States of America
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N 37° 55.1', W 122° 18.822'

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In the early 1900s, El Cerrito became the local center of a thriving "blueschist" quarry industry. Along with some smaller ones, Bates & Borland Quarry and the Hutchinson Quarry were two of the major local quarries that operated up to the 1930s and 40s.
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HM NumberHM1RW6
Placed ByCity of El Cerrito
Marker ConditionNo reports yet
Date Added Monday, April 25th, 2016 at 1:03pm PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)10S E 560322 N 4196976
Decimal Degrees37.91833333, -122.31370000
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 37° 55.1', W 122° 18.822'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds37° 55' 6" N, 122° 18' 49.32" W
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Area Code(s)510
Which side of the road?Marker is on the right when traveling West
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 11135 San Pablo Ave, El Cerrito CA 94530, US
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