Mare Island Naval Shipyard - Centennial ~ Vallejo, California
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member brwhiz
N 38° 05.090 W 122° 15.960
10S E 564369 N 4215481
In 1954, Mare Island Naval Shipyard placed this marker to honor the centennial of the shipyard's creation and also the 50th anniversary of the first US Navy radio station in the Pacific.
Waymark Code: WMJF7W
Location: California, United States
Date Posted: 11/10/2013
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member lumbricus
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The Shipyard centennial emblem is the top member of this monument. The historical marker reads:

First Wireless Station
On a hill 300 feet south
of this point, the first
naval wireless station
on the Pacific Coast
was erected in 1904.
Plaque erected Sept 1954

Anniversary Year: 1954

Year of Event, Organization or Occurance: 1854

Address:
Mare Island Naval Shipyard
Club Drive & Perry Road
Vallejo, California
94592

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