Site of Former Benicia Barracks

The 1982 bronze is gone, reported missing, and nothing cast marks the park now; NoeHill photographed it on its boulder in 2004. It was placed for the landmark program's 50th anniversary and dated the Army's Department of the Pacific headquarters here to 1852-1857, a year later than the register's 1851. Brevet Lieutenant Colonel Silas Casey organized the post in April 1849, and it stayed a garrison until 1898, when its troops went to the Philippines. The post hospital of 1856 is the one building the bronze counted as surviving, taken into the arsenal with the rest.

What the plaque says

Benicia Barracks Site Benicia Barracks, established on April 30, 1849, and organized by Brevet Lt. Col. Silas Casey, 2nd U.S. Infantry, was the U.S. Army headquarters for the Department of the Pacific from 1852-1857. Also known as the "Post near Benicia," it remained a garrison installation until 1898. The post hospital, built in 1856, is the only remaining structure associated with the original Barracks. The Barracks became part of the Benicia Arsenal, which closed in 1964. California Registered Historical Landmark No. 177 Plaque placed by the State Department of Parks and Recreation in cooperation with the City of Benicia and the Benicia Historical Society, November 4, 1982, in commemoration of the 50th anniversary of the landmark program.

Where it stands

More markers nearby

• Benicia Arsenal — 0.6 mi
• Benicia Seminary — 1.0 mi
• Saint Paul's Episcopal Church — 1.1 mi
• Site of First Protestant Church — 1.1 mi