Vallejo in Solano County, California — The American West (Pacific Coastal)

24 Pounder from the USS Independence

Photographed by Andrew Ruppenstein, July 9, 2020

1. 24 Pounder from the USS Independence Marker

Inscription. The Independence was built during the War of 1812 for service against Great Britain. She was the first ship-of-the-line, or vessel with 3 gun decks, in the United States Navy. In 1846 she came to the Pacific and participated in the capture of Guaymas and Mazatlan during the Mexican War. The Independence was the first vessel to make use of the floating drydock at Mare Island, and for 55 years was a familiar sight in Mare Island Channel as the receiving ship of the station.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: War, Mexican-American • Waterways & Vessels. A significant historical year for this entry is 1812.

Location. 38° 5.895′ N, 122° 16.245′ W. Marker is in Vallejo, California, in Solano County. It is at the intersection of 8th Street and Railroad Avenue, on the right when traveling east on 8th Street. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Vallejo CA 94592, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in California’s San Francisco Bay Area,

in Sacramento Valley,

and specifically in the Central Valley.

It is also on the American Pacific

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Coast.

Globally, it is in North America,

on the Ring of Fire,

in the Pacific Rim,

in the Western Hemisphere,

in the Western World,

and in the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain

and also Mexico’s Alta California.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: USS Hartford 10 Inch Dahlgren Smooth Bore Cannon (a few steps from this marker); Fourth Marine Division Memorial (a few steps from this marker); Breech Loading Cannon (within shouting distance of this marker); Mare Island Navy Yard Work Bell (within shouting distance of this marker); Farragut Plaza (within shouting distance of this marker); German Marder and Torpedo (within shouting distance of this marker); H.B.M. Centurian Anchor (within shouting distance of this marker); Pillar of the Future Built by the Pillars of the Past (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Vallejo.

More about this marker. The marker is located under a tree on the eastern edge of Alden Park within the former Mare Island Naval Shipyard.

Also see . . . USS Independence (1814) (Wikipedia).

24 Pounder from the USS Independence Marker - wide view image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Andrew Ruppenstein, July 9, 2020

2. 24 Pounder from the USS Independence Marker - wide view

(Submitted on July 25, 2020.)

Additional USS Independence Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Andrew Ruppenstein, July 9, 2020

3. Additional USS Independence Marker

Also located by the gun is this marker, reading: 24 pounder from the battery of the U.S. Frigate "Independence", participated in the capture of Guayamas and Mazatlan, 1847."

<i>Receiving ship Independence at Mare Island</i> image. Click for full size.

Photo courtesy of the California State Library, circa 1877

4. Receiving ship Independence at Mare Island

Credits. This page was last revised on July 25, 2020. It was originally submitted on July 25, 2020, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California. This page has been viewed 433 times since then and 31 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on July 25, 2020, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California.