Rancho Saucelito

Rancho Saucelito (also called "Rancho Sausalito") was a 19,752-acre (79.93 km2) Mexican land grant in present-day Marin County, California, given in 1838 by Governor Juan Alvarado to William A. Richardson.[1] The name means "ranch of the little willow grove". The grant extended from the Pacific Ocean on the west, to Mount Tamalpais to the north, and the Arroyo Corte Madera del Presidio and Richardson Bay on the east; and included present-day Muir Beach, Stinson Beach, Sausalito, Tamalpais Valley, and Homestead Valley.[2][3][4][5]

  1. ^ Ogden Hoffman, 1862, Reports of Land Cases Determined in the United States District Court for the Northern District of California, Numa Hubert, San Francisco
  2. ^ Marin County's Original Ranchos Archived 2008-11-14 at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ Diseño del Rancho Saucelito
  4. ^ Original Mexican Land Grants in Marin County Archived 2003-11-22 at the Wayback Machine
  5. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Rancho Saucelito