When was martinez ca established

Photo Credit: The George Towner. Photo Credit: Benicia Historical Museum. Martinez was declared the County Seat of Contra Costa in and incorporated in It is the administrative center for 19 cities, providing services such as the county legislature, county courthouse, sheriff's department headquarters, hall of records, jail and correctional facility, etc. Photo Credit: Contra Costa County. The local newspaper began operation in and by Martinez was the shipping port for grain from Diablo to the Livermore Valley.

Briones Regional Park borders the Alhambra Valley to the south. Martinez's location at the east end of the Carquinez Strait as it widens to Suisun Bay includes dramatic water views stretching to the Sierra range.

From surrounding ridge tops views stretch to nearby Mt. Diablo , Mt. Helena , Mt. Tamalpais , etc. The Bay Trail is a planned recreational corridor that, when complete, will encircle San Francisco and San Pablo bays with a continuous mile km network of bicycling and hiking trails. It will connect the shoreline of all nine Bay Area counties, link 47 cities, and cross the major toll bridges in the region, including the Benicia—Martinez Bridge.

To date, approximately miles km of the alignment—over half the Bay Trail's ultimate length—have been completed. So far, over miles km of trail have been dedicated for use. Summers are warm and dry, with some morning fog during sea breezes. The maritime influence is much less significant than in other parts of the Bay Area that are closer to the Pacific, which causes very high daytime averages compared to San Francisco and Oakland in summer. Winters are wet and cool with occasional frost.

The majority of the city is within a USDA hardiness zone of 9b. The United States Census reported that Martinez had a population of 35, The population density was 2, The racial makeup of Martinez was 27, Hispanic or Latino of any race were 5, persons The Census reported that 34, people There were 14, households, out of which 4, There were 6. The average household size was 2.

It is located along the Sacramento and San Joaquin rivers in the central part of the County. Today, the City covers One of the unique aspects of Martinez is its architecture. Many of the downtown shops still retain their early 20th Century look and charm, with some homes dating back more than years.

Martinez became a major shipping port, based primarily on lucrative grain trade between California's central valley and international ports-of-call.

Shaping the downtown business district in the 's included completion of the intercontinental railroad through Martinez in , the operation of the longest running ferry service west of the Mississippi River, and the establishment of a home by famed naturalist John Muir, founder of the National Parks System. Scattered throughout town are many to homes, in every style of Victorian and turn of the century motif.

Rumors of oil companies coming to Martinez set off a real estate rush in