Van Damme State Park, Little River CA : Recreation


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Van Damme State Park, Little River CA : Recreation



Business Name : Van Damme State Park
Category & Type : Recreation > State Parks
Location : The park is located three miles south of the town , Little River CA
Phone : 707-937-5804

Website : http://www.parks.ca.gov/?page_id=433

Description : Van Damme State Park was named for Charles Van Damme who was born at Little River in 1881, son of John and Louise Van Damme, early settlers of the region. John Van Damme and his wife were a Flemish couple. The patriarch of the family was born in Ostend, Belgium on May 22, 1832. "Following the sea" for some years, Van Damme, upon his arrival in Mendocino County, later worked in the lumber mill at Little River. In this settlement all of his children were born, including Charles, whose love for the area prompted his acquiring, after some years as a successful operator of the Richmond-San Rafael ferry line, a plot of ground along the redwood coast. Upon his demise this area became a part of the State Park System in 1934.

Van Damme State Park, Little River CA : Recreation
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August 28, 2008