463 RETROSPECT-2004-540 eng Dingler, Nancy Mare Island shipyard celebrates 150th birthday 2004-09-18 This past week, Mare Island celebrated its 150th anniversary. The shipyard facility closed in March 1996. According to Sue Lemmon and Ernie Wichels, in their book, "Sidewheelers to Nuclear Power," Mare Island was established in 1854, and was the oldest naval installation in the Pacific. vacahc@gmail.com 540 87565441151 Publication/Article CaVaHC http://www.solanoarticles.com/history/index.php/vhcdb/540/ Read Article http://www.solanohistory.net/articles/540/540.1.pdf PDF Document