Solano Chronicles, Jan. 31, 2021 By Brendan Riley The U.S. Army’s experiment in using camels to haul supplies in the 1850s and 1860s has been described in scores, if not...
Benicia Arsenal History
Benicia’s Little-Known Gem | Camelcast – Season 1, Ep. 8
Listen to the eighth episode of the Benicia Historical Museum’s COVID Quarantine Camelcast! Providing a “camel’s eye view” of Benicia’s unique history. In this episode,...
Today in History: July 23 – Former President Ulysses S. Grant Dies
On July 23, 1885, just after completing his memoirs, Civil War hero and former president Ulysses S. Grant died of throat cancer. A brief biography of Grant can be found on the...
Commander McAllister
Julian McAllister was the commanding officer of the arsenal from 1860 to 1886 and built a great deal of the buildings at the arsenal at that time. He was the son of a prominent...
The Clocktower 1859
When the new arsenal commander, Franklin D. Callender took over in 1856, he requested appropriations to be set aside for a new storehouse. His correspondence to the ordnance...
The Powder Magazines 1855
There were two powder magazines constructed by Commander Stone, one on the extreme north of the property and one shown in the photo which is directly behind the storehouses which...