Okay, we've focused on what the man-made history buff might like at Point Reyes, but much of what's special about this place had a higher hand. There's also one very interesting site for the expedition history fan, that of Nova Albion, where Francis Drake had his campsite in 1579. Be aware that many of the other existing ranches are still commercially farmed. You can also visit the ranching past at the Pierce Point Ranch, located at the northern Tomales Point area of the park. In July, there is a Big Time Festival at the village showing the culture and trade of the Coast Miwok. Today there are five hundred descendents of the tribe. No village was located exactly where the recreation stands. The Kule Loklo recreated village gives a sense of what a Coastal Miwok village looked like in the past. There's also the Point Reyes Lifeboat Station to visit. If open on the day you go, and you're capable of making such a climb, it's a worthwhile visit for anyone who loves the sea, lighthouses, and history. Along the coast, the lighthouse still stands, with exhibits in the visitor center below, and twenty-five stories of steps to climb to visit. The park was established in 1962 to preserve the history and land here. By the end of the day, depending on the activity you choose, you may just want to lay in the bed with them. There are wildlife to watch and oysters to bed. It's been a cattle ranching area, heritage land for the Miwok Indians, a place of seismic proportions, and home to Marconi. But what many come to the area to see, from a historic standpoint, is the Point Reyes Lighthouse that has been guarding the shoreline since 1870. If you desire, head off to one of the primitive campgrounds and make it a more than one day trip. There's one hundred and fifty miles of trails to explore. Source: National Park Service.įor many, it's a place to hike along the ocean cliffs north of the city, where you might get to witness seal pups near Chimney Rock from December to March or whales in migration from January to April, and ocean waves all year long. Below: Point Reyes National Seashore scene looking north. Photo above: View of Point Reyes Lighthouse from the Historic American Building Survey, post 1933, date unknown. Station KPH, owned by Marconi and later RCA, would operate in the Point Reyes region until 1997. Marconi and the Radio Days - Guglielmo Marconi built wireless radio in the area, starting in 1913, which communicated with the ships in the area. Cattle had been introduced to the area in 1817 by the Franciscan missionaries and the industry grew through the gold rush period to collectives and large ranches such as the Tomales Point ranch of Solomon Pierce. They were farmers and gatherers who used the land and ocean for growing lettuce and gathering kelp and seafood.Ĭattle Ranching - Beyond the coast and forest lies the Pastoral Zone of the park, where cattle ranches sprung up due to many of the demands of the 1849 Gold Rush. Miwok Indians - Coast Miwok inhabited the area of Marin and Sonoma Counties in villages of seventy-five to one hundred people. The lighthouse assisted, but did not stop the wrecks. It would provide service for one hundred and five years. These wrecks continued through the rush until 1870 when the United States Lighthouse commission built the Point Reyes Lighthouse. In 1595, the San Agustin wrecked on Drakes Beach, the first shipwreck in California history. Point Reyes Lighthouse - It became apparent long before the days of the 1849 Gold Rush, that the area of Point Reyes was a danger to ships.
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