Near Tiburon in Marin County, California — The American West (Pacific Coastal)

Arrivals from Around the World

Photographed by Joseph Alvarado, July 30, 2022

1. Arrivals from Around the World Marker

Facing south

Inscription. The search for freedom and opportunities brings people to America. California has been a primary Pacific Coast destination since the 1800s. Between 1910 and 1940, about one million people from 80 countries were processed through the Angel Island Immigration Station. Most arrived from eleven major ports.

[The text repeats in Chinese]

寻求自由和机会将人们带到美国。自 1800 年代以来，加利福尼亚一直是太平洋沿岸的主要目的地。 1910 年至 1940 年间，来自 80 个国家的约 100 万人通过天使岛移民站进行了处理。大多数来自 11 个主要港口。 Xúnqiú zìyóu hé jīhuì jiāng rénmen dài dào měiguó. Zì 1800 niándài yǐlái, jiālìfúníyǎ yīzhí

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shì tàipíngyáng yán'àn de zhǔyào mùdì de. 1910 Nián zhì 1940 niánjiān, láizì 80 gè guójiā de yuē 100 wàn rén tōngguò tiānshǐ dǎo yímín zhàn jìnxíngle chǔlǐ. Dà duō shǔ láizì 11 gè zhǔyào gǎngkǒu.

Afghanistan • Bohemia • Canada • Cyprus • Equador • French Indochina • Hong Kong • Jamaica • Mauritius • Norway • Portugal • Tahiti • Venezuela • Antigua • British North Borneo • Chile • Czechoslovakia • England • Greece • Honduras • India • Luxembourg • Netherlands • Poland • Singapore • Tasmania • USSR •Belgium • Cape Verde • Costa Rica • Denmark • Fiji • France • Hungary • Italy • Korea • Mexico • Nicaragua • Philippines • Scotland • Tonga • Austria • British West Indies • China • El Salvador • Guatemala • Ireland • Malaysia • Montenegro • Panama • Romania • South Africa • Switzerland • Syria • Australia • British Samoa • Ceylon • Cuba • Estonia • Germany • Hawaii • Japan • Manchuria • New Zealand • Peru • Samoa • Spain • Thailand • Argentina • Brazil • Burma • Colombia • Dutch East Indies • Finland • Guam • Iraq • Maca • Persia • Russia • Sweden • Turkey

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Photographed by Joseph Alvarado, July 30, 2022

2. Arrivals from Around the World Marker

Facing north

This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Immigration • Parks & Recreational Areas. A significant historical year for this entry is 1910.

Location. 37° 52.213′ N, 122° 25.585′ W. Marker is near Tiburon, California, in Marin County. It can be reached from North Ridge Trail. Angel Island is located north of Alcatraz Island and is the largest island in the San Francisco Bay. It is accessed by ferry, private boat, watercraft, or kayak. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Belvedere Tiburon CA 94920, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in California’s San Francisco Bay Area,

in the North Coast,

and specifically on the Coast Ranges.

It is also on the American Pacific Coast.

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 Mexico’s Alta California.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: The Wharf (here, next to this marker); Angel Island Immigration

Photographed by Joseph Alvarado, July 30, 2022

3. The Bell

W.T. Garratt & Co., San Francisco, Calif., 1910
U.S. Immigration Station,
Angel Island, Cal.
1910.

Station (here, next to this marker); First Occupants of the Cove (a few steps from this marker); Registration and Screening (a few steps from this marker); a different marker also named Angel Island Immigration Station (within shouting distance of this marker); Immigrations Hearings (within shouting distance of this marker); Central Heating Plant (within shouting distance of this marker); Immigration Station Staff (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Tiburon.

More about this marker. The black granite marker is embedded in the ground in front of the bell, adjacent to China Cove.

Regarding Arrivals from Around the World. The entire island is a state park, except for Point Blunt on the southeastern tip, which is controlled by the U.S. Coast Guard.

Also see . . . Immigration Station.

<i."In 1905, construction of the Immigration Station began in the area then known as North Garrison. Surrounded by public controversy from its inception, the station was finally put into partial operation in 1910."

(Submitted on August 9, 2022, by Joseph Alvarado of Livermore, California.)

Photographed by Joseph Alvarado, July 30, 2022

4. Arrivals from Around the World Marker

Flanked by two additional markers, with the bell and China Cove in the background

The bell and China Cove image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Joseph Alvarado, July 30, 2022

5. The bell and China Cove

Angel Island image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Joseph Alvarado, July 30, 2022

6. Angel Island

North side as seen from a departing ferry

Credits. This page was last revised on August 21, 2022. It was originally submitted on August 9, 2022, by Joseph Alvarado of Livermore, California. This page has been viewed 259 times since then and 17 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6. submitted on August 9, 2022, by Joseph Alvarado of Livermore, California. • Syd Whittle was the editor who published this page.