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Jewell, California

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called Jewells was set up on the ranch. In the 1930s, a strip of land between Lagunitas Creek and the Sir Francis Drake Highway was subdivided into small lots where city dwellers built weekend cottages. The settlement became known as Jewell because it lay opposite of the Jewell train flagstop.
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The National Park Service bought the community alongside the creek and removed the few remaining residents. In 2018 an environmental group tore down the cluster of houses and began to restore the creek to improve the habitat for endangered coho salmon.
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In the 1860s, the site was a dairy and pig farm owned by Omar Jewell. When the
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U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Jewell, California
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was built nearby, Jewell sold a right-of-way across his land and a
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Jewell is located in California
Jewell is located in the United States
38°02′12″N 122°44′45″W / 38.03667°N 122.74583°W / 38.03667; -122.74583
United States
California
Marin County
unincorporated community
Marin County
California
Novato
Northwestern Pacific Railroad
flagstop


U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Jewell, California


ISBN
1-884995-14-4
"The Two Jewells of Marin County"
"Marin County Environmentalists Remove Ghost Town to Save Salmon"
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Marin County, California
County seat
San Rafael
Cities and towns
Belvedere
Corte Madera

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