Contra Costa College Site
This plaque commemorates the original site of Contra Costa College
at the former Kaiser Shipyards, Port of Richmond,
Richmond, California.
Presented by the Contra Costa College Foundation
on the occasion of the celebration of
30 Years of Excellence and Service to the Community
1950-2000
Dr. Helen Carr, President, Contra Costa College
Dr. Charles Spence, Chancellor
Contra Costa Community College District
January 19, 2000
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Education. A significant historical date for this entry is January 19, 2000.
Location. 37° 54.816′ N, 122° 22.169′ W. Marker is in Richmond, California, in Contra Costa County. Marker is on Canal Boulevard. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Richmond CA 94804, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Wartime Changes (here, next to this marker); War Boomtown (within shouting distance of this marker); Richmond Shipyards (within shouting distance of this marker); Dynamic Wartime Port (approx. ¼ mile away); Clay, Kilns & Brick (approx. 0.6 miles away);
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More about this marker. This marker is quite easy to miss: small and with little contrast against the rock to which it is mounted, which is placed rather unobtrusively amongst the weeds behind the other markers present.
Also see . . . Contra Costa College (Wikipedia). "The college was founded as West Contra Costa Junior College in 1949, with the first classes held in the spring of 1950 at a temporary location in the shuttered Kaiser Shipyards in Richmond, California. In 1957, a permanent campus was opened on Mission Bell Drive in downtown San Pablo." (Submitted on July 17, 2020.)
Credits. This page was last revised on July 17, 2020. It was originally submitted on July 17, 2020, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California. This page has been viewed 199 times since then and 70 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on July 17, 2020, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California.
