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Las Gallinas Valley or Gallinas Valley [1] is a geographical valley landform of Marin County, California, United States formed by Miller Creek. It is also the name of a major planning area of Marin County. [2]

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Rancho San Pedro, Santa Margarita y Las Gallinas was a 21,679-acre (87.73 km2) Mexican land grant in present-day Marin County, California given in 1844 by Governor Manuel Micheltorena to Timothy Murphy. Las Gallinas means "the hens" in Spanish. The grant extended from east of Nicasio, California, south-east along the Lucas Valley, California, then along Miller Creek to Las Gallinas and the San Pablo Bay.

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Gallinas may refer to:

References

  1. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Gallinas Valley
  2. ↑ Map of Las Gallinas Valley Planning Area, Marin County, California Archived 2011-07-25 at the Wayback Machine .

Coordinates: 38°1′39″N122°34′2″W / 38.02750°N 122.56722°W / 38.02750; -122.56722

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