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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1SCN_victory-ships-were-a-bigger-complicated-ship-reverend-ross-hidy-pastor_Richmond-CA.html
The S.S. Red Oak Victory is an example of the enormous scale of work completed by ordinary men and women to help the war effort. Constructed in eight-seven days, the S.S. Red Oak Victory was one of ten Victory ships commissioned by the United Stat…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1SCI_it-was-a-real-workhorse-jim-cannon-marketing-director-levin-richmond-terminal-corp_Richmond-CA.html
Whirley cranes were an essential part of Richmond Shipyard's manufacturing capabilities during World War II. Named for the turret's ability to rotate (whirl) 360 degrees, the cranes could handle massive amounts of steel - lifting and moving large …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1SCG_i-was-truly-there-and-did-my-part-to-the-end-addie-mae-cance-former-shipyard-worker_Richmond-CA.html
You are standing in Shipyard No. 3, which represents one of the many industrial complexes which operated to support America in World War II. Over 90,000 skilled and unskilled workers from across the country relocated to Richmond, California to fin…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1SAY_the-home-front-legacy_Richmond-CA.html
"The war shed light on America's promise. It created an explosion that accelerated change all the way into the 1960s." — Betty Reid Suskin
With World War II officially ended, Richmond filled with celebration in September, 1945. Years wou…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1SAU_the-ford-assembly-building_Richmond-CA.html
Four panels, in two sets of two, describe the pre- and post-war history and uses of the Ford Assembly Building:
1930-1939 Ford Model A
"Quality means doing it right when no one is looking." — Henry Ford
The Ford Motor Company Asse…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1SAS_war-boomtown_Richmond-CA.html
"All these ships were being built (in Richmond) and it provided a lot of employment... But looking back, it was really a boon to their economy. The stores were just really bustling...it was full of people..." — Stella Faria, shipyard office …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1SAQ_dynamic-wartime-port_Richmond-CA.html
"They were from all over the country... all these people came to work here in Richmond at the shipyards...The shipyards, the cannery, there was a lot of industry here...They had three yards, and they were sending out ships every day... and I swear…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1SA9_clay-kilns-brick_Richmond-CA.html
Only expansive brown mudflats, backed by rolling hills ablaze with orange poppies in the spring, were found here at Brickyard Cove until the Santa Fe Railway came to Ferry Point in the early 1900s, three brick manufacturing companies arrived. The …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1SA8_wartime-changes_Richmond-CA.html
" I think that during World War II...there was a tremendous amount of patriotism. I think that was the important thing. It was a real job and you did something for the war effort. — Maggie Gee, Army pilot
People moved to Richmond from al…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1S9Z_by-land-and-by-sea_Richmond-CA.html
San Francisco Bay is known for more than its great beauty. Its large estuary, where sea water mixes with huge river flows, is also a major port.
Richmond's deep natural waterfront lent itself to early industrial development. Augustin Macdonald r…