El Cerrito in Contra Costa County, California — The American West (Pacific Coastal)

El Cerrito Hills

Photographed by Barry Swackhamer, April 21, 2016

1. El Cerrito Hills Marker

Caption: The El Cerrito hills in the early 1900s before neighborhoods were built and trees planted.

Inscription. The hills to the east began rising less than two million years ago. As they rose, small creeks like Cerrito Creek, just sound of here, carried sediment from their eroding slopes downhill and formed a flood plain - today's "flatlands."

Erected by City of El Cerrito.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Paleontology. In addition, it is included in the California - El Cerrito - San Pablo Avenue Historical-Cultural Pavers series list.

Location. 37° 53.946′ N, 122° 18.122′ W. Marker is in El Cerrito, California, in Contra Costa County. It is at the intersection of San Pablo Avenue and Carlson Boulevard, on the left when traveling north on San Pablo Avenue. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 9901 San Pablo Avenue, El Cerrito CA 94530, United States of America. Touch for directions.

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

and 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: Cerrito Creek (within shouting distance of this marker); The Adobe Houses of Victor Castro (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Ranchos San Pablo and San Antonio Boundary Monument (about 500 feet away); El Cerrito's Nightlife (about 500 feet away); The Little Hill (about

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500 feet away); Rust (about 600 feet away); El Cerrito's First Mayor (about 600 feet away); Historic Cerrito Creek (about 700 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in El Cerrito.

More about this marker. This marker is at the northwest corner of San Pablo Avenue and Carlson Boulevard.

This marker is one of The City of El Cerrito's Historical and Cultural Pavers.

Photographed by Barry Swackhamer, April 21, 2016

2. El Cerrito Hills Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on April 22, 2016, by Barry Swackhamer of Brentwood, California. This page has been viewed 564 times since then and 11 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on April 22, 2016, by Barry Swackhamer of Brentwood, California.