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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…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1S9S_bank-of-richmond_Richmond-CA.html
In 1902 the Bank of Richmond occupied the main floor. The upstairs offices housed the early phone exchange. Richmond's first paper, 'The Point Richmond Record' was published by Lyman Naugle in the basement. In 1910 the building was remodeled and t…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1S9R_womens-westside-improvement-club_Richmond-CA.html
Established July 7, 1908, for the purpose of improving the quality of life in Point Richmond, the Women's Westside Improvement Club is responsible for the original Indian statue fountain, a reading room that became the Westside Branch Library, thi…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1S9Q_the-sentinel_Richmond-CA.html
Dedicated
October 20, 1984
Mayor Thomas J. Corcoran
City of Richmond, California
History of the Indian Statue
The first Indian statue was commissioned and dedicated at this site in 1909 by the Women's Westside Improvement Club. Lost to …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1S86_history-of-marsh-creek-springs_Clayton-CA.html
Founded in 1927 by Gerald (Jerry) Gill and family, the park consisted of four picnic sections, over forty acres, four baseball diamonds, two swimming pools, a wading pool for children, large dance hall and two snack bars.
At one time the grounds…