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'''Lucretia W. Edwards''' (May 15, 1916 [[Philadelphia, Pennsylvania]] &ndash; October 12, 2005) was an environmental activist and preservationist from [[Richmond, California]].

Edwards was responsible for thousands of acres being added to the [[East Bay Regional Parks District]] and the [[National Park Service]]. These include the [[Miller/Knox Regional Shoreline]], [[Point Pinole Regional Shoreline]], and [[Rosie the Riveter/World War II Home Front National Historical Park]], which absorbed Lucretia Edwards Park, named in her honor. She was also responsible for the addition of [[Winehaven, California|Winehaven]], Point Richmond, [[East Brother Island Lighthouse]], and [[Point Molate Naval Fuel Depot|Point Molate]] to the [[National Register of Historic Places]].

In 1989 Representative [[George Miller (California politician)|George Miller]] recognized her in the congressional record; she was chosen the Woman of the Year for the 11th District by Assembly Person Bob Campbell. The [[California State Senate]] and Assembly honored her in a series of special ceremonies along with 101 women, a Women Legislators Caucus-sponsored honor.

She was married to Tom Edwards and had three children. The family lived in a [[Point Richmond, Richmond, California|Point Richmond]], California, house for 37 years, where she also died.

==References==
* [http://sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2005/04/30/BAGKNCHSLN1.DTL ''SF Gate'' article]
* [http://www.baycrossings.com/Archives/2003/09_October/park_for_lucretia_edwards,_richmond_legend.htm ''Bay Crossings'' article]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20070310144640/http://www.berkeleydaily.org/article.cfm?archiveDate=01-02-04&storyID=18038 ''Berkeley Daily Planet'' article]
* [http://www.alkos.com/prha/newsletters/XXIV-3.pdf ''The Point Newsletter'' (November 2005): The Passing of a Richmond Legend: Lucretia Edwards]
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==External links==
* [http://www.ci.richmond.ca.us/index.asp?NID=754 Lucretia Edwards Shoreline Park]
* [http://www.ebparks.org/ East Bay Regional Parks District]
* [http://www.wikimapia.org/#y=37909836&x=-122354986&z=19&l=0&m=a&v=2 Wikimapia aerial view of park]

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