First Wireless Station
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brwhiz
N 38° 05.090 W 122° 15.957
10S E 564373 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: WMJF7Y
Location: California, United States
Date Posted: 11/10/2013
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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
Group that erected the marker: Mare Island Naval Shipyard
URL of a web site with more information about the history mentioned on the sign: [Web Link]
Address of where the marker is located. Approximate if necessary:
Mare Island Naval Shipyard
Club Drive & Perry Road
Vallejo, California
94592
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