First US Navy Marine Barracks in the Pacific
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brwhiz
N 38° 06.586 W 122° 15.849
10S E 564509 N 4218249
Mare Island had the Navy's first Marine barracks in the Pacific.
Waymark Code: WMJF10
Location: California, United States
Date Posted: 11/09/2013
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First U.S. Naval Station
in the Pacific
Mare Island Navy Yard was established September 16, 1854 by the then Commander David G. Farragut USN, site selected in 1852 by a commission headed by Commodore John D. Sloat, USN
Mare Island had the Navy's first shipyard, ammunition depot, hospital, Marine barracks, cemetery, chapel, and radio station in the Pacific.
California Registered Historical Landmark
No. 751
Plaque placed by the State Park Commission in cooperation with the Solano County Historical Society, December 18, 1960.
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