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Rodeo

Rodeo began as a cattle town.  In fact, it takes its name (with a slightly different pronunciation) from the social gatherings often seen in western movies  – the rodeo.

Today, although it is the site of a large modern refinery operated by Conoco-Phillips Petroleum, it is also known for its Victorian homes and turn-of-the-Century shops and neighborhoods.

Crockett

Crockett is much larger than its sedentary neighbor, Port Costa, but is still rather small by Contra Costa County standards with barely over 3000 residents.

It began as a “company town” for C&H Sugar and remains the corporate headquarters for that company to this day.

Interestingly enough, many local residents assume the city was named after frontiersman Davy Crockett.  As a matter of fact, the town gets its name from a former Justice on the California Supreme Court, Joseph B. Crockett.

Port Costa 

In the late 1800′s Port Costa was a ferry landing and railstop of the Central Pacific Railroad.  By the 1900’s it had become one of the busiest grain ports in the United States.

But the same forces of change that brought prominence to Port Costa played a major part in its decline as the newly formed Southern Pacific Railroad decided to grant its favors to its eastern neighbor, Martinez with the construction of a railroad bridge to Solano County in the early 1930’s.

Today, Port Costa is more of a quiet weekend destination for Sunday-drivers and early-California nostalgia buffs.  It is located between Martinez, the County Seat of Contra Costa County and the larger community of Crockett, along the Carquinez Straits.