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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. 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. Drinks 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. Hosted by Mare Island 
 Heritage Trust. For information call 707-249-9633 or e-mail 
 myrnahay@pacbell.netVisit: \nhttp://www.mareislandpreserve.org\nFOR MORE ON 
 THE PORT CHICAGO EXPLOSION, SEE THE 2 P.M. TOUR OF MARE ISLAND ON THE SAME 
 DAY.\nSee also:\nhttp://www.laborfest.net/2011/2011schedule.htm#2\n\n\n 
 https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2011/06/20/18682404.php
SUMMARY:Laborfest: Mare Island Naval Shipyard: Laboring for the Navy
LOCATION:Meet at the corner of 8th St. and Railroad Ave. Mare Island.  The Ferry 
 terminal can be reached by BARTLink bus from the Del Norte BART station or 
 by ferry from the San Francisco Ferry Building.\n
URL:https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2011/06/20/18682404.php
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