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provided as a service to the businesses and residents of Ryer
Island, California. There are currently conflicts of Island
name and mapping among GPS services like Google, MapQuest and even
some governmental agencies. For example, Google Maps lists
Ryer Island as "Tyler" island, and then shows the name Ryer Island
where Long Point Island in the Suisun Marsh area is located.
For some reason, in 1981 the USGS mapping service officially renamed
Long Point Island in Suisun
Bay as "Ryer" and that was the beginning of the confusion.
In
addition, Ryer Island has a wonderful and beautiful history as one
of the agricultural and recreation islands of the California Delta
Region. From the 1850's on the area we know as Ryer Island has
been a great place to farm, fish and relax on Steamboat Slough.
Here's a link to the comments of one writer from that time: http://www.yosemite.ca.us/library/scenes_of_wonder_and_curiosity/alabaster_cave.html Please use the links to the left to go to the historic maps, or to see "print screens" of the conflicting Delta Island Names, or to see photos of Ryer Island scenes. |
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