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Backwards Glance: How Benicia’s Army Arsenal Became A Thriving Business Park

Posted by Elizabeth D'Huart, Benicia Historical Museum | Feb 28, 2017 | Arts + Culture, Check it out, History | 0 |

The sale of the Benicia Arsenal to the City sparked the transition to the current Benicia Industrial Park.

Backwards Glance: An Endearing Story That Gave The “Camel Barns” Its Name

Posted by Elizabeth D'Huart, Benicia Historical Museum | Jan 31, 2017 | Arts + Culture, Check it out, History | 0 |

At the conclusion of the Mexican-American War in 1848, it became clear that the newly won Western...

Backwards Glance: Bucolic Benicia Views Enjoyed For Over 150 years

Posted by Elizabeth D'Huart, Benicia Historical Museum | Dec 30, 2016 | Arts + Culture, History | 0 |

Benicia, a town of many California “Firsts” includes Peabody Hospital, (the first hospital in the state), depicted in an historic painting by F.A. Buttman along with glorious views of the Carquinez Strait.

Backwards Glance: Home For The Holidays

Posted by Elizabeth D'Huart, Benicia Historical Museum | Nov 18, 2016 | Arts + Culture, Community, Education, History | 0 |

No longer standing, a holiday sentiment on a Christmas card from the College of St. Augustine, bears a poignant reminder still appropriate today.

Backwards Glance: Hawk-thinning At The Benicia Arsenal, 1943

Posted by Elizabeth D'Huart, Benicia Historical Museum | Oct 24, 2016 | Arts + Culture, History, Things to Do | 0 |

A US army commander, in 1943, grew tired of complaints about hawks killing livestock in the Benicia Arsenal, and so ordered that hawks be shot with short-range rifles. An historic photo depicts soldiers displaying the dead birds on an army vehicle. All raptors are now protected with stiff penalties and other actions for violations.