California Historic Landmarks

Site of Shell Mound

Site Information

The 4600 block of Shell Mound Street with not a shell mound in sight (December 2000).
site photo
Landmark Number: 335
Location: 4600 block of Shell Mound Street, Emeryville, Alameda County
Marker Plaque: none
Coordinates: 37.83458 N
122.29229 W

Coordinates based on NAD27 datum

Description

The area once contained shell mounds created by the local Indians.

The guide book states that the University of California excavated this site in the 1920s.


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