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Unincorporated community in California, United States For any other use, see Fallon (disambiguation).

Fallon, California is an unincorporated community in Marin County, California. Fallon is located at 38°16′29″N 122°54′21″W / 38.27472°N 122.90583°W / 38.27472; -122.90583, 2 miles (3.2 km) north of Tomales, at an elevation of 75 feet (23 m). It lies just west of State Route 1 along the abandoned North Pacific Coast Railroad.

Unincorporated community in California, United States
Fallon
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Coordinates: 38°16′29″N 122°54′21″W / 38.27472°N 122.90583°W / 38.27472; -122.90583
CountryUnited States
StateCalifornia
CountyMarin County
Elevation75 ft (23 m)
Area code707

History

The name Fallon honors Luke and James Fallon, early local settlers. Starting in the 1870s, Fallon was a stop on the North Pacific Coast Railroad connecting Cazadero to the Sausalito ferry to San Francisco. The Fallon family operated a dairy and creamery in the area, and shipped dairy products to San Francisco and beyond by rail. Following soon after, in 1898, the first post office in Fallon opened. The town survived the 1906 San Francisco Earthquake with little damage, but in 1912, the creamery, train station, and other businesses burned to the ground, and Fallon began to decline as the creamery relocated to the Tomales area.

Rail service to Fallon ended in 1930.

Fallon Station And Nearby Grain & Feed Store 1898-1907

References

  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Fallon, California
  2. ^ Fletcher, Scott (April 4, 2022). "Marin history: Fallon's history". Marin Independent Journal. San Rafael, CA. Retrieved December 14, 2023.
  3. Durham, David L. (1998). California's geographic names : a gazetteer of historic and modern names of the state. Clovis, California. ISBN 1-884995-14-4. OCLC 38389700.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  4. ^ Dickson, John T. (April 25, 1970). "Fallon Store remains as reminder of colorful past". Petaluma Argus-Courier. Petaluma, CA. Retrieved December 14, 2023.
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