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

Mare Island Navy Yard Work Bell

Photographed by Joseph Alvarado

1. Mare Island Navy Yard Work Bell Marker

Inscription. This bell, cast of steel, in Sheffield, England in 1860, was the “start work” and “stop work” signal on Mare Island Navy Yard for many years. Restored by shipyard apprentices at the Mare Island Apprentice School

Seal:
Mare Island Navy Yard
Mare Island Centennial
1854 1954
Vallejo, California
September 16-17-18-19, 1954

Erected 1954 by Mare Island Apprentice Association.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Communications. In addition, it is included in the Historic Bells series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1860.

Location. 38° 5.876′ N, 122° 16.256′ W. Marker is in Vallejo, California, in Solano County. It is on Mare Island. It is at the intersection of 8th Street and Railroad Avenue, on the right when traveling east on 8th Street. The plaque is mounted to a metal frame in Alden Park in the former Mare Island Naval Shipyard. 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 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: Breech Loading Cannon (a few steps from this marker); Fourth Marine Division Memorial (a few steps from this marker); German Marder and Torpedo (a few steps from this marker); 24 Pounder from the USS Independence

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(within shouting distance of this marker); USS Hartford 10 Inch Dahlgren Smooth Bore Cannon (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); Farragut Plaza (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Vallejo.

Also see . . . Mare Island Shipyard Apprentice School on LostColleges.com.

"Work at the Mare Island Shipyard began with repairing a leak in the U.S.S. St. Mary’s in 1855. The U.S.S. Saginaw, a paddle-wheel gunboat, was the first ship built there in 1859. Before the shipyard closed in 1996, it had built 512 ships and repaired 715 more."

(Submitted on March 1, 2023, by Joseph Alvarado of Livermore, California.)

Photographed by Joseph Alvarado, February 25, 2023

2. Mare Island Navy Yard Work Bell & Marker

Mare Island Navy Yard Work Bell image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Joseph Alvarado, February 25, 2023

3. Mare Island Navy Yard Work Bell

Credits. This page was last revised on March 2, 2023. It was originally submitted on March 1, 2023, by Joseph Alvarado of Livermore, California. This page has been viewed 262 times since then and 18 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on March 1, 2023, by Joseph Alvarado of Livermore, California.