Location:

Benicia, Solano Co., CA

(specific location not given)

Type:

Fort Benicia Marker

Reported by:

Civil War Union Monuments, 1978 book, by Daughters of the Union Veterans of the Civil War; & D. E. Darby, 25 Apr 2002

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Location:

Benicia, Solano Co., CA

Francesca Terrace Park, across from the Benicia National Guard Armory,
711 Hillcrest Ave.

Type:

Plaque - California State Historical Landmark No. 177

Reported by:

Tad D. Campbell, May 2002

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NO. 177 SITE OF FORMER BENICIA BARRACKS - Benicia Barracks, established on April 30, 1849 and organized by Brevet Lt. Col. Silas Casey, 2nd U.S. Infantry, was the U.S. Army headquarters for the Department of the Pacific from 1851-1857. Also known as the 'Post near Benicia,' it remained a garrison installation until 1898. The post hospital, built in 1856, is the only remaining structure associated with the original Barracks. The Barracks became part of the Benicia Arsenal, which closed in 1964.

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Location:

Benicia, Solano Co., CA

Main gate of port area, intersection of Adams and Jefferson Sts.

Type:

Plaque - National Historical Landmark No. NPS-76000534

Reported by:

Tad D. Campbell, May 2002

Status:

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California State Historical Landmark No. 176.
NPS-76000534 BENICIA ARSENAL - Captain Charles P. Stone, with 21 enlisted men, established Benicia Arsenal as an ordnance depot in August 1851. The first building, a small wooden powder magazine, was erected in September 1851. Between 1853 and 1863, Congress authorized $550,000 to be spent on the establishment, and some 15 stone and frame buildings were constructed. The arsenal was first called 'California Ordnance Depot,' then 'Benicia Arsenal Depot,' and finally, in the spring of 1852, 'Benicia Arsenal.' It played an important role in crises such as the Indian wars. Some of its original buildings are in use today. Descendants of the men who established Benicia Arsenal are still living in Benicia and other parts of California.

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Location:

Vallejo, Solano Co., CA

Mare Island Naval Shipyard

Type:

Cannon, 24-pdr for Sloop of War, Served on INDEPENDENCE, foundry Columbia, Cast 1824, Reg. #31, Marked "S W", 31-x-10 Lbs.

Reported by:

Stark's 1998 & 2002 Lists

Status:

___ Completed

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Location:

Vallejo, Solano Co., CA

Mare Island Naval Shipyard

Type:

Cannon, 32-pdr shell gun of 4500#, FPF foundry #3187, 4545 pounds, Cast 1866, Reg. #307, inspector OCB.

Reported by:

Stark's 1998 & 2002 Lists

Status:

___ Completed

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Location:

Vallejo, Solano Co., CA

Mare Island Naval Shipyard

Type:

Cannon, 8" chambered cannon, 63 cwt, WPFA, Iron, Reg. #26, Inspector ASW, Cast 1841, weight 63-0-02, 2nd pattern, served on INDEPENDENCE.

Reported by:

Stark's 1998 & 2002 Lists

Status:

___ Completed

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Location:

Vallejo, Solano Co., CA

Mare Island Naval Shipyard

Type:

Cannon, 8" chambered cannon, 63 cwt, Iron, Foundry WPFA, Reg. #27, Inspector ASW, Cast 1841, weight 63-2-23, 2nd pattern, served on INDEPENDENCE.

Reported by:

Stark's 1998 & 2002 Lists

Status:

___ Completed

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Location:

Vallejo, Solano Co., CA

Mare Island Naval Shipyard

Type:

Cannon, 8" chambered cannon, 63 cwt, Iron, WPFA, Reg. #48, Inspector ASW, Cast 1841, weight 63-1-26, 2nd pattern, served on INDEPENDENCE.

Reported by:

Stark's 1998 & 2002 Lists

Status:

___ Completed

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___ Under Assessment

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Location:

Vallejo, Solano Co., CA

Alden Park, Mare Island Naval Shipyard

Type:

Cannon, 24-pdr for Sloop of War, Foundry Columbia, Reg. #52, Cast 1826, Marks include "S W".

Reported by:

Stark's 1998 & 2002 Lists

Status:

___ Completed

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Location:

Vallejo, Solano Co., CA

Alden Park, Mare Island Naval Shipyard

Type:

Cannon, IX" Dahlgren shell gun, Iron, Alger foundry #1111, Inspector WRT, Reg. #228, Cast 1858, weight 9045, served on HARTFORD.

Reported by:

Stark's 1998 & 2002 Lists

Status:

___ Completed

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___ Under Assessment

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Location:

Vallejo, Solano Co., CA

Alden Park, Mare Island Naval Shipyard

Type:

Cannon, XI" Dahlgren shell gun, Iron, Foundry WPF & #482, Reg. #40. Inspector RBH, Cast 1861, weight 15940, served on KEARSARGE, moving.

Reported by:

Stark's 1998 & 2002 Lists

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___ Completed

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Location:

Vallejo, Solano Co., CA

Alden Park, Mare Island Naval Shipyard

Type:

Cannon, XI" Dahlgren shell gun, Iron, Alger foundry #1240, Reg. #203, Inspector WRT, Cast 1862, weight 16040, served on KEARSARGE.

Reported by:

Stark's 1998 & 2002 Lists

Status:

___ Completed

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Location:

Vallejo, Solano Co., CA

Bldg. H-1, Mare Island Naval Shipyard

Type:

Cannon, IX" Dahlgren shell gun, Iron, Foundry FPF #1966, Reg. #916,Inspector JMB, Cast 1864, weight 9205.

Reported by:

Stark's 1998 & 2002 Lists

Status:

___ Completed

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Location:

Vallejo, Solano Co., CA

Main Gate, Mare Island Naval Shipyard

Type:

Cannon, 32-pdr chambered cannon, 42 cwt, Alger, Reg. #4, Inspector ASW, Cast 1842, weight 42-2-10, served on WARREN.

Reported by:

Stark's 1998 & 2002 Lists

Status:

___ Completed

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Location:

Vallejo, Solano Co., CA

Sunrise Memorial Cemetery (GAR Plot), Parrott and Sacramento Streets

Type:

Cannon, six (6) Parrott Rifles muzzle down.

Reported by:

Stark's 1998 & 2002 Lists. Olker, Montague and English, SCV, Apr 2003

Status:

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Notes:

SCV group visited GAR Plot in Apr 2003 and only remember four (4) muzzle down Parrotts, one at each corner of the plot

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Location:

Vallejo, Solano Co., CA

Cemetery (possibly Sunrise Memorial Cemetery, Parrott & Sacramento Sts)

Type:

Cannon, 4 - 4" bronze Dahlgren Rifles, light, Foundry USNYW, Modified to B. L.

Reported by:

Stark's 1998 & 2002 Lists

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Location:

Vallejo, Solano Co., CA

Vallejo Memorial Park

Type:

Cannon, twelve (12) different cannon.

Reported by:

Col. Elmer Ellsworth Camp 23

Status:

___ Completed

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___ Under Assessment

___ Needs Investigation

Notes:

A copy of this report is needed for the Department files.

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Col. Elmer Ellsworth Camp 23

Location:

Vallejo, Solano Co., CA

Waterfront Park

Type:

Cannon, 24-pdr for sloop of War, Columbia, Registry #519, Cast 1823, Marks include "S W".

Reported by:

Stark's 1998 & 2002 Lists

Status:

___ Completed

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Location:

Vallejo, Solano Co., CA

Waterfront Park

Type:

Cannon, IX" Dalgren shell gun, Cast 1858, Alger, Register #229, Inspector WRT, 9070 pounds. Served on HARTFORD.

Reported by:

Stark's 1998 & 2002 Lists

Status:

___ Completed

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___ Under Assessment

_X_ Needs Investigation

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