Point of Timber, California
Point of Timber is a former settlement in Contra Costa County, California.[1] It was located on Indian Slough, 2 miles (3.2 km) north of Byron,[1] and about 2.5 miles east of Union Cemetery in Brentwood. It was originally named Point of Timber Landing. The landing was built by Josiah Wills, who organized the deepening of Indian Slough, connecting the landing to the Old River[2]
The community included a general store and a blacksmith shop. A post office operated at Point of Timber Landing from 1869 to 1882, with a closure from 1871 to 1872.[1] Tule fires burned the landing about 1882, but it was rebuilt by 1884.[2]
Author Jack London anchored his yacht, "The Sea Wolf" at the landing while he collaborated with Captain C. W. Lent on a book, "The Seafaring Life of a Captain." London died before the work was finished The book was never completed. Lent was a former sea captain who had retired to Byron and operated a passenger ship between the landing and Stockton, California.[2]
