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

Ron Rice

In Memory

— August 13, 1930 – June 5, 2016 —

Ron Rice Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Douglass Halvorsen, July 25, 2025

1. Ron Rice Marker

Inscription.
A dedicated volunteer firefighter serving Benicia for over 60 years
Contributing member of Benicia Historical Museum

Docent for Benicia State Capitol Building Park
This bench placed near the site where Solano Engine Co No 1 was put in the bay waist deep pumping water to a steam fire engine fighting a fire nearby in the late 1880’s

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Charity & Public Work.

Location. 38° 2.806′ N, 122° 9.691′ W. Marker is in Benicia, California, in Solano County. It is on West C Street when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 111 W C Street, Benicia CA 94510, 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: Benicia Historic Tannery - Circa 1890 (within shouting distance of this marker); Peregrine Landing Ark & Stables (about 700 feet away); Solano Hotel (about 700 feet away); Benicia Southern Pacific Railroad Passenger Depot (approx. 0.2 miles away); Dedicated to the Memory of Pony Express Riders (approx. 0.2 miles away); Pony Express Ferry “Carquinez” (approx. 0.2 miles away); Jack London (approx. 0.2 miles away); The Bohn Building (approx. ¼ mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Benicia.

Another marker is no longer

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nearby. Merritt House c. 1869 (was about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line but has been confirmed missing).

Photographed by Douglass Halvorsen, July 25, 2025

2. Ron Rice Marker

View of Carquinez Strait from the dedicated bench image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Douglass Halvorsen, July 25, 2025

3. View of Carquinez Strait from the dedicated bench

Credits. This page was last revised on September 10, 2025. It was originally submitted on September 10, 2025, by Douglass Halvorsen of Klamath Falls, Oregon. This page has been viewed 122 times since then and 22 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on September 10, 2025, by Douglass Halvorsen of Klamath Falls, Oregon. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.