Chief Solano Chapter NSDAR
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In 1965, Chief Solano Chapter Daughters of the American Revolution, State Number 158, was in the planning stages. With Charlotte Holt leading the way, other members living in Leisure Town and Vacaville started the search for people eligible to join DAR. T
01/14/2026
Eighty-eight years after the Declaration of Independence was signed, the fate of the United States once again hung in the balance, and the outcome was decided not just by armies on land, but by cannon fire at sea. During the Civil War, Union naval power proved decisive in preserving the Republic, and one important survivor of that struggle still rests today in Alden Park on Mare Island. This weathered IX-inch Dahlgren cannon once thundered aboard USS Hartford under Admiral David Farragut, helping seal Union victories at New Orleans, Vicksburg, and most critically Mobile Bay, where the Confederacy’s last lifeline was cut and the war’s outcome was effectively sealed. That single gun connects the Revolution, the Civil War, and the approaching 250th anniversary of the nation—a silent witness to the moment when America’s future was saved. Read the full story in our History Vault on Tumblr: https://www.tumblr.com/mareislandfoundation/804864397697826816/from-revolution-to-civil-war-to-250-years-a
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