Editing Point Reyes Station, California (section)

==History==
Once land of the [[Coast Miwok]] Indians, Point Reyes Station gets its name from the nearby [[Point Reyes Peninsula]] (a major peninsula sticking out into the [[Pacific Ocean]]) and its status as a terminus stop on the [[North Pacific Coast Railroad]] connecting [[Cazadero, California|Cazadero]] to the [[Sausalito, California|Sausalito]] ferry.

Point Reyes Station is very close to the [[San Andreas Fault]], which was responsible for the [[1906 San Francisco earthquake]]. At one time, the epicenter of the quake was thought to be near [[Olema, California|Olema]]. A walking tour of the [[Fault (geology)|fault]] can be taken from the Point Reyes National Seashore's Visitor Center.

The place was called "Olema Station" when the railroad arrived in 1875.<ref name=CGN /> The Point Reyes post office opened in 1882. Its name changed thrice in 1891: first to Marin, then back to Point Reyes, and finally to the modern Point Reyes Station.