The site of the current Fitzgerald Marine Reserve was originally settled by Native Americans approximately 5,800 years ago.
The explorer Gaspar de Portola was visited and was entertained as a guest by local Native Americans in the mid-18th century on the site.
In 1908, the Ocean Shore railroad extended through the town of Moss Beach, effectively creating the town as a tourist destination.
The site has long been a source of research and materials for marine biologists and collectors, so much so that, in 1969, San Mateo County urged the State of California to designate the site as a state reserve to protect the remaining flora and fauna. On August 5, 1969 the site was officially designated as a state reserve and was named after James V. Fitzgerald.
External links
County of San Mateo: Fitzgerald Marine Reserve (http://www.co.sanmateo.ca.us/smc/department/home/0,,5556687_12305999_12328451,00.html)
FitzgeraldMarineReserve is a marinereserve on the Pacific Ocean, located just north of Pillar Point Harbor and Mavericks in the San Mateo County community of Moss Beach, California.
The reserve is a 32 acre holding which extends from Montara light station at the north to Pillar Point on the south.
The reserve consists of a three mile stretch of beach, tidepool habitat, marsh, erosive bluffs, clifftop trail and cypress and eucalyptus forests.
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