Eckley (California)
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Location in California
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| State : | United States | ||
| State : | California | ||
| County : | Contra Costa County | ||
| Coordinates : | 38 ° 3 ′ N , 122 ° 12 ′ W | ||
| Residents : | 0 (as of 2010) | ||
| Height : | 4 m | ||
| FIPS : | 06-21400 | ||
| GNIS ID : | 1658470 | ||
Eckley was a town in Contra Costa County , California , that served as the ferry terminal for crossing the Carquinez Strait before the Carquinez Bridge was built. It was on the Southern Pacific Railroad , about seven kilometers northwest of Martinez , about three meters above sea level. After the bridge was built, the place was in decline and at the end of the 20th century, Eckley was left with the last of the inhabitants who previously made a living from farming and pasture farming. Most of the remaining population moved to Crockett . Eckley was named after the commodore John L. Eckley, who founded a marina in the bay.