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Cable Ferry to Liberty Island?
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Young man on Ferry Boat - Treasure Island in background
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Old drawbridge going over the Sacramento River at Rio Vista. Ryer Island ferry
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Mare Island had vital role in Navy history / Delaplane, Kristin [279] [ECHOS-1996-279]
In 1775, Don Perez Ayala, a Spanish explorer, was the first white man to set foot on Mare Island, which he dubbed Isla de la Plana. His men killed some of the local elk and departed. In 1835, a crude ferry transported men and stock between land on either side of the Carquinez Straits. During one of these trips a squall caused the animals to panic, kicking the ferry apart [...]
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History Repeats / Wichels, Ernest [860] [WICHELS-1964-860]
Anniversaries do have a habit of repeating themselves. Last Tuesday's Chronicle featured an illustrated story of the demolition of the slip of the Mare Island Ferry Co. at the foot of Georgia Street. Since the days of Farragut (1854) this area has been the departure point of passengers bound for the naval shipyard.
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County grows and ruffians rile children / Delaplane, Kristin [371] [ECHOS-1998-371]
The county asked for a Suscol and Vallejo road to connect Vallejo with the steam ferry to a point on the Contra Costa shore opposite Mare Island. From there travelers would take a wagon road to Alameda County. This would mean the traveling public would have an accessible and continuous highway from Napa to San Francisco that could be traveled in as short as four hours.
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