Portal:San Francisco Bay Area/Years/161
1854

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• Mare Island Naval Shipyard (pictured, left), the first United States Navy base established on the Pacific Ocean, is established in Vallejo, Solano County
• The Mechanics' Institute Library and Chess Room is founded in San Francisco
• The city of Alameda is incorporated in Alameda County (Alameda Works Shipyard pictured, right)