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DESCRIPTION:Mare Island Naval Shipyard: Laboring for the Navy  \nTOUR:\nFounded in 1854 
 as the first U.S. Naval installation in the Pacific, Mare Island Naval 
 Shipyard in Vallejo was the Navy’s largest civilian shipyard, employing 
 at its peak of production during WWII more than 40,000 workers, including 
 women–Rosie the Riveters, as they became known. Learn about some of the 
 labor issues that influenced work life at the shipyard and walk through the 
 central shipyard with some of the workers who built and repaired Navy 
 vessels up until the base closure in 1996.  Hosted by Mare Island Heritage 
 Trust. For information call 707-249-9633 or e-mail 
 myrnahay@pacbell.net\nVisit: http://www.mareislandpreserve.org\nSee 
 also:\nhttp://www.laborfest.net/2010/2010schedule.htm\n 
 https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2010/06/25/18651841.php
SUMMARY:Laborfest: Mare Island Former Naval Shipyard
LOCATION:Meet at the corner of 8th St. and Railroad Ave. Mare Island, Vallejo.  
 Bring your own lunch to enjoy at the picnic grounds next to the Naval 
 Cemetery in the Mare Island Shoreline Heritage Preserve, followed by the 
 afternoon tour. Beverages  will be provided. E-mail or call for a ride from 
 the Vallejo Ferry terminal. The Ferry terminal can be reached by BARTLink 
 bus from the Del Norte BART station or by ferry from the San Francisco 
 Ferry Building.  For information call 707-249-9633 or e-mail 
 myrnahay@pacbell.net
URL:https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2010/06/25/18651841.php
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