Bivalve, California

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Bivalve
Unincorporated community
Bivalve is located in California
Bivalve
Bivalve
Location in California
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Country United States
State California
County Marin County
Elevation[1] 43 ft (13 m)

Bivalve is an unincorporated community in Marin County, California.[1] It is located on the Northwestern Pacific Railroad 2 miles (3.2 km) northwest of Point Reyes Station,[2] at an elevation of 43 feet (13 m).[1]

Bivalve was founded by the Pacific Oyster Company that established 450 acres (180 ha) of oyster beds at the place in 1907, whence the name.[2] Bivalve has been noted for its unusual place name.[3]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Bivalve, California
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  3. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.


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