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People Who Build Ships / Wichels, Ernest [800] [WICHELS-1964-800]
Mare Island is again on the threshold of decision. Sometime this year, we are told, the administration will determine a cutback in the number of naval shipyards. Eleven yards are too many, it is stated, for the present size of United States naval forces afloat. Many considerations will enter into such a decision [...]
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Orders For Mare Island / Wichels, Ernest [772] [WICHELS-1963-772]
We oldsters often date ourselves by the fashions we wear, by the tunes we hum, or by the furniture we insist on keeping. Today we are going to date the Mare Island Naval Shipyard. Most everyone knows that our great naval plant is 109 years old but it is interesting to read the thousands of Commandants' Orders and Notices which serve as milestones of the past century.
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'Glasgow' pushed for Mare Island / Goerke-Shrode, Sabine [154] [WAYITWAS-2003-154]
From 1848 until 1850, the U.S. Navy conducted an extensive survey to determine whether to install a naval shipyard on Mare Island. Once the survey results were determined to be satisfactory, the United States government went ahead and purchased the island in January of 1853.
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Mare Island shipyard celebrates 150th birthday / Dingler, Nancy [540] [RETROSPECT-2004-540]
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.
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Mare Island 1854 - 1946 Mare Island 1854 - 1946
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Pacific Center for Naval Repair and Construction, Vallejo CA. - To the men and women who have served our country in this fighting line, and in the production line. We dedicate this pictorial history of Mare Island, Strategic Pacific Center for Naval Ship Construction and Repair. The assistance of the Public Information Office at Mare Island, in supplying much informational material and many pictures for this book, is gratefully acknowledged. [...]

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History Repeats / Wichels, Ernest [860] [WICHELS-1964-860]
Anniversaries do have a habit of repeating themselves. Last Tuesday's Chronicle featured an illustrated story of the demolition of the slip of the Mare Island Ferry Co. at the foot of Georgia Street. Since the days of Farragut (1854) this area has been the departure point of passengers bound for the naval shipyard.
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Mare Island's Earthquake / Wichels, Ernest [792] [WICHELS-1964-792]
Tomorrow is the anniversary of Mare Island's most disastrous earthquake. Shortly before midnight on March 30, 1898 the tremor struck. Although damage was experienced in both Vallejo and in San Francisco, Mare Island suffered most.
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After Mare Island stint, Farragut damned torpedoes / Delaplane, Kristin [255] [ECHOS-1995-255]
Information for this article came from the Mare Island Naval Ship yard historian's files and the Vacaville Heritage Council. Last of three parts Last week: Mare Island, officially declared a shipyard, sends help during a vigilante uprising in San Francisco. Plantings are established on the island as its future shape begins to take form.
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Vallejo - 8 x 10 glass plate. Mare Island Naval Officers
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"Little Norway" History Told / Wichels, Ernest [804] [WICHELS-1964-804]
Our interesting county has had many pioneer settlements which, in the main, have disappeared with the march of time. Some, like Tremont, Batavia, Maine Prairie, Silveyville are memories. Others, like Collinsville, Denverton, Elmira, Birds Landing-and even Cordelia, are only a shadow of their former size and influence.
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