#751 First U.S. Naval Station in the Pacific, Vallejo

  1. Solano County

12/26/2005

12/26/2005

11/10/1995

Landmark information

  • Location:
    Entrance to Mare Island Naval Shipyard, main gate, SW corner of Tennessee St and Mare Island Way, Vallejo
  • Plaque:
    Official State Plaque
  • Site:
    Existing
  • Date First Visited:
    11/10/1995
  • Date Most Recently Visited:
    12/26/2005
  • GPS Coordinates:
    N 38 6.584, W 122 15.843
  • Other Designations:
    National Historic Landmark
    National Register of Historic Places

About this landmark

Plaque text:

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..