Site of Former Benicia Barracks

Site of Former Benicia Barracks is a California Historical Landmark in Benicia, Solano County.

Benicia Arsenal, Benicia · location approximate

Directions to the area ↗Start a road trip Historical trails

Benicia Barracks, one of the first U.S. military posts in the state, was established on April 30, 1849, by Lieutenant Colonel Silas Casey in command of Companies C and G of the 2nd U.S. Infantry. First buildings were erected in 1849. Abandoned as a post April 30, 1908, and is now part of Benicia Arsenal. First Lieutenant U. S. Grant was stationed here August 1 to November 14, 1852, also in May and June 1853.

1971 register text, presented as a historical document.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.

Many of these plaques have since been recast or their texts revised. The California Historical Landmarks program and its current texts are maintained by the California Office of Historic Preservation. California Office of Historic Preservation ↗

TodayHistorical map

Slide toward Today to fade the historical sheet and see the modern map underneath.

David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

Historical maps covering this location

1848 · Gold And Quicksilver District Of California, 1848 (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
1850 · Map of the mining district of California (Digital Commonwealth, Boston Public Library)
1854 · Bai San Francisco und Vereinigung des Sacramento mit dem San Joaquin. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
1873 · Composite: Map Of The Region Adjacent To The Bay Of San Francisco. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
1896 · Carquinez Strait, California (USGS Historical Topographic Map Collection)

Bai San Francisco und Vereinigung des Sacramento mit dem San Joaquin, 1854, covering the location of Site of Former Benicia Barracks, with a pin at the marker's coordinates — Bai San Francisco und Vereinigung des Sacramento mit dem San Joaquin, 1854, covering this location. David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries. The pin is ours and the location is approximate.

Example

For example, one family's tree showed the Articles of Confederation marker in Pennsylvania standing under a mile from where William Gabby lived in the 1760s.

What that marker records spans 1777 to 1789, overlapping William Gabby's years there.

From one family's 77-marker roster

Upload your family tree and TreeAlive finds the markers near where your own ancestors lived.

See your family's markers

Start with a tree file, a FamilySearch sign in, or a WikiTree ID.

Report a problem with this page

The marker isn't at this spotOur pin may be off. If you know where it stands, tell us.I couldn't find the markerWe record what the source recorded. We have not been to look.The sign reads differentlyExpected here. This page shows the older published text, and some signs were recast later. Telling us still helps.The historical map looks wrongThe period map behind the pin, not the marker itself.Something else

We may pass what you report to the state's marker program. Please don't include personal details.

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

More markers nearby

Benicia Arsenalunder 1 mi
Benicia Seminaryunder 1 mi
Site of First Protestant Church1 mi
First Building Erected in California by Masonic Lodge for Use as a Hall1 mi