Mowry Landing | |
Settlement Type: | Unincorporated community |
Pushpin Map: | California#USA |
Pushpin Label Position: | bottom |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in California |
Pushpin Image: | California Locator Map with US.PNG |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | United States |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | California |
Subdivision Type2: | County |
Subdivision Name2: | Alameda County |
Coordinates: | 37.5061°N -122.0189°W |
Elevation M: | 3 |
Elevation Ft: | 10 |
Mowry Landing (formerly, Mawry Landing and Mowry's Landing) is a former settlement in Alameda County, California. It is located 2miles southeast of central Newark on the San Francisco Bay. It lies at an elevation of 10 feet (3 m).
Mowry Landing is near the western ends of Stevenson Blvd and Mowry Ave, within the current borders of Newark. It was named after Origin Mowry, a Mormon settler who moved there in 1846. It became a shipping port for produce[1] and grain[2] in the mid 19th century.