Franklin Canyon, California

Franklin Canyon is an unincorporated community located outside Martinez, California in Contra Costa County. It is named for San Francisco pioneer Edward Franklin who came to California from England in 1849 for the California Gold Rush. The canyon lies adjacent to Franklin Ridge, which ends at Mount Wanda, and the Franklin Hills area.

Franklin purchased the two-story Martinez Adobe ranch house (California Historical Landmark No. 511) from Vicente J. Martinez on October 6, 1853. Dr. John T. Strenzel, the father-in-law of famous naturalist John Muir, bought the property from Franklin in 1875.

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Martinez Adobe: Plaque dedicated April 17, 1955, by Contra Costa County Historical Society California State Registration No. 511

Coordinates: 37°59′50″N 122°09′08″W / 37.99722°N 122.15222°W / 37.99722; -122.15222

Municipalities and communities of Contra Costa County, California, United States

County seat: Martinez

Cities and towns	Antioch Brentwood Clayton Concord Danville El Cerrito Hercules Lafayette Martinez Moraga Oakley Orinda Pinole Pittsburg Pleasant Hill Richmond San Pablo San Ramon Walnut Creek

CDPs	Acalanes Ridge Alamo Alhambra Valley Bay Point Bayview Bethel Island Blackhawk Byron Camino Tassajara Castle Hill Clyde Contra Costa Centre Crockett Diablo Discovery Bay East Richmond Heights El Sobrante Kensington Knightsen Montalvin Manor Mountain View Norris Canyon North Gate North Richmond Pacheco Port Costa Reliez Valley Rodeo Rollingwood San Miguel Saranap Shell Ridge Tara Hills Vine Hill

Unincorporated communities	Alamo Oaks Arbor Avon Bancroft Bayo Vista Bayview-Montalvin Bixler Blackhawk-Camino Tassajara Bridgehead Canyon Christie Cornwall Crolona Heights Diamond Eastport Four Corners Franklin Canyon Gateley Glen Frazer Hasford Heights Herpoco Hookston Las Juntas Los Medanos Luzon Maltby Marsh Creek Springs McAvoy Meinert Monsanto Muir Neroly Newlove Nichols Oleum Orwood Ozol Rheem Rock City Selby Shore Acres Sobrante Sparkle Stege Tassajara Tormey Valle Vista Valona Waldon Walnut Heights Werner

Ghost towns	Acelanus Ambrose Atchison Eckley Empire Hooper Horse Haven Judsonville Junction Nortonville Ohmer Point of Timber Port Chicago Schmidtville Somersville Stewartville Tammukan West Hartley Winehaven

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