Eckley is an area in Contra Costa County,

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, which served as a train-ferry landing for crossings of the

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prior to the opening of the Benicia-Martinez railroad bridge. It lay on the Southern Pacific Railroad northwest of Martinez, at an elevation of 10 feet (3 m). The place's name is in honor of Commodore John L. Eckley who established a yacht harbor at the cove here.

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* Port Costa — on Carquinez Strait. * Ghost towns in the San Francisco Bay Area Carquinez Strait Former settlements in Contra Costa County, California Former populated places in California {{California-ghost-town-stub