Stege, California
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| Stege from a kite in 1930
Stege from a kite in 1930
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| Country | United States |
| State | California |
| County | Contra Costa County |
| City | Richmond |
| Elevation[1] | 23 ft (7 m) |
| GNIS ID[1][2] | 1659865 |
| FIPS code[1][2] | 06-74046 |
Stege, founded in 1876, was an unincorporated community in western Contra Costa County, California, United States.[1] The town has now been annexed and absorbed by the cities of Richmond[3] and El Cerrito, California. It was located on the Southern Pacific Railroad 1.5 miles (2.4 km) south-southeast of downtown Richmond,[4] at an elevation of 23 feet (7 m).[1] The site is now located in the area known as the Richmond Annex, at coordinates: Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found..[1]
It was a farm town founded by Richard Stege that surrounded his ranch and featured a general store and railroad stop.[3] The town had a largely agricultural economy, which included ranching, mining,[5] chemical, and explosives manufacturing and frog farming for domestic consumption.[3][6]
A post office operated at Stege from 1889 to 1935.[4] The name of the community is still used for the Stege Sanitary District, a special district created in 1913, which continues to provide sewer service for El Cerrito, Kensington, and the Richmond Annex.[7]
References
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- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Baxter Creek History
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- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ http://www.cocohistory.org/frm-photos.html
- ↑ http://www.stegesd.dst.ca.us/
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