Runway!
Today, the airstrip serves earthbound travelers:
joggers, cyclists, resident deer, and jackrabbits.
Erected 2015 by City of Fort Bragg.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Air & Space. A significant historical year for this entry is 1949.
Location. 39° 25.882′ N, 123° 48.761′ W. Marker is in Fort Bragg, California, in Mendocino County. It can be reached from West Cypress Street. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Fort Bragg CA 95437, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in California’s Wine Country, in the North Coast, and specifically on the Coast Ranges. It is also on the American Pacific Coast and in the Pacific Northwest. Globally, it is in North America, on the Ring of Fire, in the Pacific Rim, in the Western Hemisphere, in the Western World, and in the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain and also Mexicos Alta California.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Whirring Saws Silenced: A Pictorial History of the Mill Site (approx. 0.8 miles away); Charles Russell Johnson (approx. one mile away); Fort Bragg (approx. one mile away); Major William F. Mullen Freedom Tree (approx. one mile away); Dynamite Shack (approx. 1.1 miles away); Fort Building (approx. 1.1 miles away); The Weller House
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More about this marker. The marker is located in Noyo Headlands Park, on the western edge of the parking lot, just a few steps south of the restrooms. This part of the park is best reached from the entrance on South Main Street.
Credits. This page was last revised on July 11, 2020. It was originally submitted on July 11, 2020, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California. This page has been viewed 720 times since then and 42 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on July 11, 2020, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California.
