Larkin's Landing, California

Larkin's Landing is a former settlement in Alameda County, California. It is located along Mowry Slough east of Mowry Landing.[1] The name is in honor of Stephen Larkin, a farmer from Nova Scotia, who settled here in 1851.[1]

References

  1. Durham, David L. (1998). California's Geographic Names: A Gazetteer of Historic and Modern Names of the State. Clovis, Calif.: Word Dancer Press. p. 669. ISBN 1-884995-14-4.


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