Editing Tiburon, California (section)

===Industrial era===
[[File:Corinthian Yacht Club House c 1894 Timburon Marion Co California.JPG|thumb|right|Corinthian Yacht Club House {{Circa|1894}} in Tiburon]]
[[File:Corinthian Yacht Club, Tiburon (2023)-L1003487.jpg|thumb|right|Corinthian Yacht Club in July 2023]]
[[File:Tiburon trail.jpg|thumb|left|The former railroad grade now forms part of the [[San Francisco Bay Trail]], used by hikers and cyclists.]]
Life changed little in the 40 years between the death of John Reed in 1842 and the arrival of [[Peter Donahue (businessman)|Peter Donahue]] in 1882. Donahue brought with him the [[San Francisco and North Pacific Railroad]] (later the [[Northwestern Pacific Railroad]]). He made a deal with the Reed family for a right-of-way, blasted out the rock at Point Tiburon, and built a railroad terminal to connect with [[ferries of San Francisco Bay]]. The passenger ferries took commuters and automobiles to San Francisco and Sausalito, while [[barge]]s carried loaded freight cars to San Francisco and Richmond.

Wildflowers surround Old St. Hilary's, Tiburon's iconic hillside landmark, which was originally a mission church named for St. Hilaire, Bishop of Poitiers. The heirs of John Reed—who held title to El Rancho Corte Madera del Presidio, the Mexican land grant that included the Tiburon Peninsula—deeded the one-quarter-acre site for $2.00 to the Archdiocese of San Francisco, which built the church as a place of worship for local railroad workers in 1888. The church was deconsecrated to make way for a new, larger one and was headed for destruction until several individuals intent on preserving local history established the Landmarks Society and purchased the site and building in 1959. It has served as a schoolroom and town meeting hall and is now a popular setting for weddings, concerts and other memorable events.

The last railroad-operated passenger ferry left Tiburon in 1941, but passenger and freight trains ran until 1967. Passenger ferry service was resumed in the 1960s when Harbor Carriers utilized sightseeing boats in the early morning and evening hours. In the 1970s, the railroad removed trackage, plugged tunnels, and demolished the trestle over Trestle Glen and railroad ferry pier. The railroad roadbed was purchased by the City of Tiburon and currently serves as the waterfront [[rail trail]]. After years of hearings and studies, the former railroad yards became the Point Tiburon housing and commercial project.

During its heyday, the railroad-ferry service brought many other industries to Tiburon. Codfish canneries sprouted along the bay shore to can fish shipped from Alaska. Ship dismantlers broke up obsolete ocean-going vessels. In 1904, the Navy established a huge coaling station on the east shore of the peninsula on the site of one of the old fish canneries. Brick kilns were built and several powder plants opened, and oyster beds developed in the shallow waters of the bay. The rail yards were fully equipped to repair and service trains, and build rolling stock and locomotives.

Several of the largest [[San Francisco Bay]] ferries were built in the Tiburon yards. The Navy coaling station has played a prominent part in the history of both Tiburon and Bay Area at large. [[Theodore Roosevelt]]'s [[Great White Fleet]] was refueled there on its famous round-the-world cruise. Coaling service ended in 1931 and the [[California Maritime Academy]] moved in to train officers for the merchant fleet. Because the cranes remaining from coaling operations were operational, the company spinning cables for the [[Golden Gate Bridge]] set up shop.