FIRST U.S. NAVAL STATION IN THE PACIFIC
Historical Landmark |
| Description: 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. |
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Registration Date: 10/11/1960 Location: City: Vallejo County: Solano Directions: Entrance to Mare island Naval Shipyard, main gate, SW corner of Tennessee St and Mare Island Way, Vallejo |
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