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| Landmark #751 | Solano County | Visited: February 15, 2014 | Plaque? YES! 🙂 |
| What is it? | A plaque marking the establishment of the first American naval station on the Pacific coast! |
| What makes it historical? | THE GUIDE SAYS: Mare Island Navy Yard was established September 16, 1854 by Commander David G. Farragut, U.S.N., on a site selected in 1852 by a commission headed by Commodore John D. Sloat, U.S.N. Mare Island had the Navy’s first shipyard, ammunition depot, hospital, Marine barracks, cemetery, chapel, and radio station in the Pacific.
OTHER TIDBITS: Mare Island took its name from General Mariano Guadalupe Vallejo, who also lent his name to the city of Vallejo in which this landmark is located! Here, in 1859, workers finished the first West Coast US warship, and in 1972, the first West Coast dry dock! The shipyard here holds the record for building the WWI-era destroyer, the USS Ward, in 17½ days! This landmark is also listed on the National Register of Historic Places! |
| How can I Help the Helpers? | HERE’S HOW:
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| Where is this place? | LISTED DIRECTIONS: Entrance to Mare island Naval Shipyard, main gate SW corner of Tennessee St and Mare Island Way Vallejo, CA ANNOTATIONS: From Los Angeles: ~385mi (620km) — 6.5hrs |
| When should I go? | Whenever the mood strikes you! |