January 21: Join historian and journalist Brendan Riley as he describes a Mare Island legacy - Old 84.
Join historian and journalist Brendan Riley as he describes a Mare Island legacy - Old 84. This was the Navy's first land-based prison built on Mare Island in 1868, quickly becoming infamous throughout the fleet. The Navy was in transition from a time when ship's officers punished errant sailors by flogging them with a "cat o' nine tails." Following an 1850 congressional ban on flogging, the Navy experimented with alternative punishments, but it soon became clear a land-based prison system was needed. This lecture will discuss the history & legacy of this highly unique facility.
Sunday, January 21st, 2024 at 3 PM
St. Peter’s Chapel, 1181 Walnut Ave, Vallejo, CA
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