Editing Occidental, California (section)

==History==
[[File:Occidental, California (1902).jpg|thumb|left|Occidental, 1902]]
Founded in 1876, Occidental was a stop on the [[North Pacific Coast Railroad]] connecting [[Cazadero, California|Cazadero]] to the [[Sausalito, California|Sausalito]] ferry. In return for donating right-of-way to the railroad, a local landowner named "Dutch Bill" Howards received a lifetime railway pass, and the station was named after him.<ref name="Occidental">{{cite web|url=http://www.occidental.org/|title=Occidental|access-date=2012-12-27}}</ref>

The railway caused a rapid expansion of the timber industry, and by 1877 there were six sawmills in the Occidental area. Trains also brought vacationers from San Francisco.<ref name="Occidental"/>

Howard’s Station Cafe is a restaurant that is located at the old narrow gauge railroad stop in downtown Occidental.<ref name="Howard’s Station">{{cite web |url=https://www.howardstationcafe.com/ourstory |title=All Aboard Our Local Motive |publisher=HOWARD STATION CAFE |access-date=2022-03-09}}</ref>