<Tr> <Th> Established </Th> <Td> 1949 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Governing body </Th> <Td> California Department of Parks and Recreation </Td> </Tr> <P> Glass Beach is a beach in MacKerricher State Park near Fort Bragg, California, that is abundant in sea glass created from years of dumping garbage into an area of coastline near the northern part of the town . </P> <P> In 1906, Fort Bragg residents established an official water dump site behind the Union Lumber Company onto what is now known as "Site 1". Most water fronted communities had water dump sites discarding glass, appliances, and even vehicles . Locals referred to it as "The Dumps ." Fires were often lit to reduce the size of the trash pile . </P>

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