Salisbury Island (California)

Salisbury Island

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Geography
Location	California
Coordinates	37°51′00″N 121°32′13″W
Adjacent to	Old River
Area	20[1] acres (8.1 ha)
Administration
United States
State	California
County	Contra Costa

Salisbury Island (also known as Salsbury Island)[1] is an island in the Old River, in the Sacramento–San Joaquin River Delta. It is named after its original owner, tugboat operator Leslie Salsbury, who purchased it in 1945.[1] It is in Contra Costa County, in northern California.[2][3] Its coordinates are 37°51′00″N 121°32′13″W.[4]

References

1. "Quiet Adventure On The Delta". Oakland Tribune. Oakland, California. October 23, 1966. p. 33.
2. Hallissy, Erin (April 14, 2003). "Island paradise may be bulldozed / Delta denizens never got county building permits". SFGATE.
3. "Contra Costa nails Hammer Island residents". January 5, 2009.
4. Matuk, Vivian; Macmillan, Doug; Parry, Christiane; Van Coops, Jonathan (2012). Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta Map for Recreational Boating (PDF) (Map). The Contra Costa County Watershed Program.