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Wrecks of seven Navy torpedo boats off Santa Barbara coast in heavy fog..
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Men at Santa Barbara
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Family with Arabs at Santa Barbara
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Cmdr. Farragut, Navy call Mare Island home / Delaplane, Kristin [254] [ECHOS-1995-254]
Last week: The discovery of Mare Island, how it got its name and finally being selected as the site of a West Coast Navy yard. Information for this article came from the Vacaville Heritage Council and Shipyard Historian's files. The day the Farragut party arrived at Mare Island - Sept. 16, 1854 - stands as the official date that the Navy took possession of the island with Commander David Glasgow Farragut in command to commence building the Navy Yard.
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Admiral Farragut: a stellar military career / Dingler, Nancy [468] [RETROSPECT-2001-468]
The name Farragut can certainly ring a bell; he was the oft-quoted person in history class who said, "Damn the torpedoes! Full speed ahead." But, what connection does this larger-than-life figure from history have to do with Solano County? Admiral Farragut is the founder and was the commandant of the Mare Island Navy Yard.
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Bowie Knife - Typical Bowie knife owned by collector William R. Williamson, 240 Ortega Ridge Rd., Santa Barbara, CA 93103. This knife with the half horse and half aklligator was made by W. ??, and; Harley, Sheffield , England..
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