The Sisters (California) Explained

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Coordinates:37.9883°N -122.4411°W
Location:Northern California
Waterbody:San Pablo Bay
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The Sisters are two small rock islands in San Pablo Bay, located 500m (1,600feet) northeast of Point San Pedro in Marin County, California.

The Sisters were shown in an 1850 survey map of the San Francisco Bay area made by Cadwalader Ringgold. They, along with The Brothers on the opposite side of the San Pablo Strait, were reserved for military purposes by order of President Andrew Johnson in 1867. After many a court battle the plans were scrapped.

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References

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: East Brother Lighthouse. 8 July 2012.
  2. Web site: General Chart embracing Surveys of the Farallones Entrance to the Bay of San Francisco, Bays of San Francisco and San Pablo, Straits of Carquines and Suisun Bay, and the Sacramento and San Joaquin Rivers, to the Cities of Sacramento and San Joaquin, California . Ringgold . Cadwalader . Stuart . Fred D. . Everett . Chas. . Harrison . David Rumsey Map Collection . San Francisco Common Council . 1850 . 25 February 2021 .