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Unincorporated community in California, United States

Unincorporated community in California, United States
Marconi
Unincorporated community
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Coordinates: 38°08′38″N 122°52′42″W / 38.14389°N 122.87833°W / 38.14389; -122.87833
CountryUnited States
StateCalifornia
CountyMarin County
Elevation70 ft (21 m)
ZIP code94956
Area codes415/628
FIPS code06-45697
GNIS feature ID1659056

Marconi (formerly called Fisherman's) is an unincorporated community in Marin County, California. It is located on the northeast shore of Tomales Bay, about seven miles (11 km) south-southeast of the village of Tomales, at an elevation of about 70 feet (21 meters) above sea level. Marconi is located in the area of the town of Marshall, California.

The inhabitants of an old Native American settlement called "Fisherman's" later shipped seafood from here via railroad. Then, in 1913, the Marconi Wireless Company bought this site to establish a transpacific wireless telegraph station. The site was taken over by the federal government, who eventually released it to General Electric ownership. In the 1960s the facility was renovated to become a residential hotel, but it soon became an addiction-recovery facility operated by the Synanon cult. The California State Parks system took over the site in the 1980s, and now operates it as the Marconi Conference Center State Historic Park. The conference center is planned to be restored to a functioning hotel by late 2024.

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References

  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Marconi, California
  2. ^ Durham, David L. (1998). California's Geographic Names: A Gazetteer of Historic and Modern Names of the State. Clovis, Calif.: Word Dancer Press. p. 659. ISBN 1-884995-14-4.
  3. ^ Vainshtein, Annie (March 25, 2023). "This coastal Bay Area retreat once housed a cult. Now it's becoming a luxury resort". San Francisco Chronicle. San Francisco, CA. Retrieved December 14, 2023.
  4. "County planners approve conversion of old Marconi property into club". Daily Independent Journal. San Rafael, CA. August 22, 1960. Retrieved December 14, 2023.

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