Benicia Arsenal

Benicia Arsenal is a California Historical Landmark in Solano County.

Solano County · Benicia · location approximate

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Captain Charles P. Stone with 21 enlisted men established Benicia Arsenal in August 1851 as an ordnance depot. First building being erected in September 1851, a small wooden powder magazine. Between 1853 and 1863 Congress authorized an expenditure of $550,000 on the establishment and in the same period some 15 stone and frame buildings were constructed. The building was first called "California Ordnance Depot,"then"Benicia Arsenal Depot,"and finally in the spring of 1852"Benicia Arsenal." The arsenal played an important role in all crises from the Indian wars to our present situations. Some of the original buildings are in use today. Descendants of the men who established Benicia Arsenal are still living in Benicia and other parts of California.

1971 register text, presented as a historical document. It uses the period's terms for Native people; the state's landmark listings still carry most of this wording, and the California Office of Historic Preservation maintains the program's current texts.

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Marker data: State of California, Department of Parks and Recreation, California Historical Landmarks (1971)

Benicia Arsenal

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