page_title: Fort Bragg, California
section_title: Glass Beach
hierarchical_section_title: Fort Bragg, California / Points of interest / Glass Beach
caption_attribution_description: English: The Glass beach in Fort Bragg, California. Français&#160;: La Glass beach à Fort Bragg, Californie. Nederlands: Een kleine golf op het strand. Русский: Стеклянный пляж. Стеклянный пляж&#160;(англ.)русск. в Форт-Брэгге, Калифорния. 日本語: 波打ち際のシーグラス. Magyar: A hullámok mossák a kavicsos partot. 한국어: 미국, 캘리포니아 유리 해안의 모래를 확대한 장면. Українська: Скляний пляж (англ. Glass Beach) в місті Форт-Брегг, Каліфорнія. Скляний пляж (англ. Glass Beach) в місті Форт-Брегг, Каліфорнія.
context_page_description: Fort Bragg, officially the City of Fort Bragg, lies on the Pacific Coast of California along Shoreline Highway in Mendocino County. It is 24 mi west of Willits, at an elevation of 85 feet. Its population was 7,273 at the 2010 census.
  Fort Bragg is a tourist destination because of its picturesque views of the Pacific Ocean. Among its notable points of interest are Glass Beach and the California Western Railroad.
  A California Historical Landmark, Fort Bragg was founded in 1857 prior to the American Civil War as a military garrison rather than a fortification. It was named after army officer Braxton Bragg, who at the time had served the U.S. in the Mexican–American War. The city was later incorporated in 1889.
context_section_description: Glass Beach is on the edge of Fort Bragg, along the ocean. In the early 20th century, Fort Bragg residents threw their household garbage over cliffs owned by the Union Lumber Company onto what is now Glass Beach, discarding glass, appliances, and even vehicles. Locals referred to it as "The Dumps." Fires were lit to reduce the size of the trash pile. In 1967, city leaders closed the area and various cleanup programs were brought on through the years to fix the damage. Over several decades the pounding waves wore down the discarded glass into the small, smooth,  pieces called sea glass that coat the beach today. The area along the beach at the end of Elm Street is now visited by tourists.
caption: Glass Beach in Fort Bragg
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