Marconi, California

Marconi
—  Unincorporated area  —
old hotel at the conference center in Marconi
Marconi Location in California
Coordinates: 38°08′38″N 122°52′42″W / 38.14389°N 122.87833°W / 38.14389; -122.87833Coordinates: 38°08′38″N 122°52′42″W / 38.14389°N 122.87833°W / 38.14389; -122.87833
Country	United States
State	California
County	Marin County
Elevation[1]	70 ft (21 m)
ZIP code	94956
Area code(s)	Area code 415
FIPS code	06-45697
GNIS feature ID	1659056

Marconi (formerly called Fisherman's)^[2] is an unincorporated area in Marin County, California.^[1] It is located on the northeast shore of Tomales Bay, about seven miles (11 km) south-southeast of the village of Tomales,^[2] at an elevation of about 70 feet (21 meters) above sea level.^[1] Marconi is located in the area of the town of Marshall, California.

The inhabitatants of old Native American settlement called "Fisherman's" later shipped seafood from here via railroad.^[2] Then, in 1913, the Marconi Wireless Company bought this site to establish a transpacific wireless telegraph station.^[2]

See also

• Marconi Conference Center
• Wireless telegraphy

References

1. ^ ^{a b c} U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Marconi, California
2. ^ ^{a b c d} Durham, David L. (1998). California's Geographic Names: A Gazetteer of Historic and Modern Names of the State. Quill Driver Books. p. 659. ISBN 9781884995149.