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Mare Island Light
Mare Island Light Station
Vallejo · Solano County · Bay Area
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Naval base closed 1996; island partially redeveloped. Current lighthouse status requires verification with City of Vallejo or Mare Island Historic Park Foundation.
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History
Mare Island Light (1873) was a lighthouse on Mare Island in San Pablo Bay, California, at the entrance to the Mare Island Strait. The island was home to the Mare Island Naval Shipyard (the first US Navy base on the Pacific Coast, established 1854). The naval base closed in 1996 and the island has been partially redeveloped. The lighthouse status is uncertain.
Why it matters
Located at the first US Navy base on the Pacific Coast. The lighthouse's fate after the naval base closure is an open question in California lighthouse preservation.
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- Officialen.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mare_Island_Light
- Officiallighthousefriends.com/light.asp
- Secondaryen.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mare_Island_Light
- Imagescommons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Mare_Island_Light.jpg
Image rights: USCG images public domain. Wikimedia Commons has CC-licensed images.
Research confidence: medium · Last verified 2026-05-13