Mare Island, Vallejo, California, United States

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Mare_Island,_Vallejo,_California,_United_States

GPTKB entity

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:island
gptkbp:area	3.5 miles long 1 mile wide
gptkbp:connectedTo	gptkb:Mare_Island_Causeway Mare Island Bridge
gptkbp:country	gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:county	gptkb:Solano_County
gptkbp:currentUse	gptkb:nature_reserve industrial residential commercial mixed-use redevelopment
gptkbp:historicalEvent	site of first U.S. Navy base on the Pacific Ocean
gptkbp:historicDistrict	gptkb:Mare_Island_Naval_Shipyard_Historic_District
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	Mare Island, Vallejo, California, United States
gptkbp:latitude	38.1042° N
gptkbp:locatedIn	gptkb:Vallejo,_California,_United_States gptkb:San_Pablo_Bay
gptkbp:longitude	122.2636° W
gptkbp:namedAfter	mare (Spanish for 'sea')
gptkbp:navalShipyardClosed	1996
gptkbp:navalShipyardEstablished	1854
gptkbp:notableEvent	World War II shipbuilding Cold War submarine construction
gptkbp:notableFauna	harbor seals native plants wetland birds
gptkbp:notableFor	gptkb:cultural_heritage gptkb:military gptkb:Mare_Island_Naval_Shipyard National Historic Landmark shipbuilding submarine construction African American labor history historic naval architecture
gptkbp:notablePerson	David Farragut (first commander of the shipyard) Isaac Watts (naval architect)
gptkbp:notableSite	gptkb:Mare_Island_Causeway gptkb:Mare_Island_Golf_Club gptkb:St._Peter's_Chapel Mare Island Historic Park Mare Island Cemetery
gptkbp:NRHPReferenceNumber	75002103
gptkbp:population	uninhabited (historically had residents)
gptkbp:redevelopment	Mare Island Specific Plan
gptkbp:state	gptkb:California
gptkbp:UNESCOStatus	not a UNESCO World Heritage Site
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:Mare_Island_Power_Plant
gptkbp:bfsLayer	6