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An upcoming exhibition at Hunters Point Shipyard will explore the 900-acre property’s social, environmental and military roles throughout history with original artwork, photographs, artifacts, oral ...

Mare Island Naval Shipyard history, going back 170 years to Sept. 16, 1854, when Capt. David Farragut arrived to build the Navy’s first West Coast base, will be featured at the upcoming Sept. 14-15 ...

In 1875, Charles J. Colonna got a $2,000 loan from his brother to establish a horse-drawn marine railway to service the thriving seaport on the banks of the Elizabeth River in Norfolk. Colonna, in his ...

In her riveting new novel titled "Shipyard Gals," Valerie Stoller has written about World War II from an unusually eye-opening point of view. The book is set in the Bay Area at the height of the war, ...

Much of the credit for the research for "Shipyard Acres: Napa's lost neighborhood" goes to former Napan Shirley Fore. Eleven years ago she took on an ambitious plan to write a book about the families ...

MARIN CITY, Calif. -- Located nearby Sausalito, you'll discover the unincorporated community of Marin City, a place steeped in World War II shipyard history. When visitors drive down Donahue Street ...