Benicia ArsenalCaptain Charles P. Stone, with 21 enlisted men, established Benicia Arsenal as an ordnance depot in August 1851. The first building, a small wooden po... [click for more]
Benicia CapitolErected in 1852, ostensibly as Benicia's City Hall, this historic building was one of the four locations of the 'Capitol on Wheels,' from February 4, ... [click for more]
Benicia SeminaryFounded in 1852 as the Young Ladies' Seminary of Benicia, Mills College was acquired from Mary Atkins by Cyrus and Susan Mills in 1865 and moved to it... [click for more]
First Building Erected In California By Masonic Lodge For Use As A HallThe first Masonic hall built in California was begun in the summer of 1850, occupied by the lodge October 14, 1850, and formally dedicated December 27... [click for more]
First U.S. Naval Station In The PacificMare Island Navy Yard was established September 16, 1854 by Commander David G. Farragut, U.S.N., on a site selected in 1852 by a commission headed by ... [click for more]
Site of Former Benicia BarracksBenicia 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 th... [click for more]
Site of State Capitol at VallejoVallejo was the official seat of State government from February 4, 1851 to February 4, 1853. ... [click for more]
Turner-Robertson Shipyard, 1883-1918In 1882, Matthew Turner of San Francisco relocated his shipyard to Benicia. Turner, the most prodigious shipbuilder in North America, constructed 228 ... [click for more]
Vaca-Peña AdobeThis is the site of the 10-square-league Rancho Los Putos that Governor Pío Pico granted to Juan Felipe Peņa and Manuel Cabeza Vaca in 1845. Th... [click for more]