The Brothers (San Francisco Bay)

The Brothers are a pair of small islands, East Brother and West Brother, located in the San Rafael Bay embayment of San Pablo Bay, these roughly 1,000 feet (300 m) west of Point San Pablo in Contra Costa County, California.

The Brothers
Aerial photo of The Brothers
The Brothers
The Brothers
The Brothers
Geography
Coordinates37°57′48″N 122°25′59″W[1]
Administration
StateCalifornia
CountyContra Costa County, California
West Brother Island and East Brother Light Station

History
USGS Topographic Map of San Rafael Bay area.

The 19th century Mexican Diseño del Rancho de San Pablo, (diseño: a plat map typically used to indicate rancho land grant boundaries in Alta California), names East Brother Island as Isla de Pajaros or "Bird Island."

The Brothers, along with The Sisters (two exposed rocks two miles (3.2 kilometres) north of the Marin Islands, just off Point San Pedro) on the opposite side of San Pablo Strait, were originally reserved for military purposes by order of President Andrew Johnson in 1867. After many a court battle, the plans were scrapped.[3]

East Brother Island is home to the East Brother Island Light, a light house and a Victorian house that are a present-day bed and breakfast.

See also


References
  1. "The Brothers". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
  2. "The Brothers". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
  3. "East Brother Lighthouse". Retrieved 8 July 2012.


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