Mowry Landing (formerly, Mawry Landing and Mowry's Landing) is a former settlement in
Alameda County
Alameda County ( ) is a county located in the U.S. state of California. As of the 2020 census, the population was 1,682,353, making it the 7th-most populous county in the state and 21st most populous nationally. The county seat is Oakland. Alam ...
, California. It is located southeast of central
Newark
Newark most commonly refers to:
* Newark, New Jersey, city in the United States
* Newark Liberty International Airport, New Jersey; a major air hub in the New York metropolitan area
Newark may also refer to:
Places Canada
* Niagara-on-the ...
on the
San Francisco Bay.
It lies at an elevation of 10 feet (3 m).
Mowry Landing is near the western ends of Stevenson Blvd and Mowry Ave, within the current borders of Newark. It was named after Origin Mowry, a Mormon settler who moved there in 1846. It became a shipping port for produce and grain
in the mid 19th century.
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References
Unincorporated communities in California
Unincorporated communities in Alameda County, California
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