Lucretia W. Edwards (May 15, 1916

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– October 12, 2005) was an environmental activist and preservationist from Richmond, California. Edwards was responsible for thousands of acres being added to the

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and the

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. These include the Miller/Knox Regional Shoreline,

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, and

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, which absorbed Lucretia Edwards Park, named in her honor. She was also responsible for the addition of Winehaven, Point Richmond, East Brother Island Lighthouse, and Point Molate to the

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. In 1989 Representative George Miller recognized her in the congressional record; she was chosen the Woman of the Year for the 11th District by Assembly Person Bob Campbell. The California State Senate and Assembly honored her in a series of special ceremonies along with 101 women, a Women Legislators Caucus-sponsored honor. She was married to Tom Edwards and had three children. The family lived in a Point Richmond, California, house for 37 years, where she also died.

References

''SF Gate'' article

''Berkeley Daily Planet'' article

''The Point Newsletter'' (November 2005): The Passing of a Richmond Legend: Lucretia Edwards

External links

Lucretia Edwards Shoreline Park

East Bay Regional Parks District

Wikimapia aerial view of park
1916 births 2005 deaths People from Richmond, California American conservationists American women environmentalists Activists from the San Francisco Bay Area 20th-century American women 20th-century American people 21st-century American women {{environmentalist-stub