Cowell is a former
unincorporated community
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now annexed to
Concord
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in
Contra Costa County
) of the San Francisco Bay
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, subdivision_name = United States
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, subdivision_name1 = California
, subdivision_type2 ...
,
California
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. It lies at an elevation of 259 feet (79 m).
Cowell was named for Joshua Cowell, local landowner.
A post office operated at Cowell from 1922 to 1969.
Cowell was a company town for Cowell Portland Cement.
Other than a former firehouse, nothing remains of the former town, which was replaced by the Walnut Country subdivision, more commonly known as "The Crossings," during the 1970s. A looming, dormant 244-foot high smokestack remained as the most prominent reminder of Cowell until it was demolished in 2009.
References
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Concord, California
Neighborhoods in Contra Costa County, California
Company towns in California
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