Naval Training Station, established 1899, Yerba Buena Island, San Francisco, California . this island, as well as others about the bay, UncleSam saw future possibilities for military uses, and as he gen-erally sets what he desires these bits of land gradually driftedinto his possession. First, Goat Island was devoted to an infan-try station, and after its abandonment by that branch of the mili-tary service it was taken up in the early 70s as an artillery finally devastated its buildings and again Goat Island ceasedto be a factor in the defense of San Francisco, its sole G
Naval Training Station, established 1899, Yerba Buena Island, San Francisco, California . this island, as well as others about the bay, UncleSam saw future possibilities for military uses, and as he gen-erally sets what he desires these bits of land gradually driftedinto his possession. First, Goat Island was devoted to an infan-try station, and after its abandonment by that branch of the mili-tary service it was taken up in the early 70s as an artillery finally devastated its buildings and again Goat Island ceasedto be a factor in the defense of San Francisco, its sole Governmentservice consisting of the occupation of the southwestern end as alighthouse station. Later on, when torpedo defense reached a stage of per-fection, a small portion of the northeastern end was used as a station for housingmaterials used by that department. During all these years the Government had allowed the army to hold domainover the islands acres. Private citizens and corporations had attempted topurchase or lease, and at one time it was on the point of being sold for use as a. Rear-AdmiralHenry Glass. railway terminal. But Uncle Sam hung on until in the days of 1898, when warwas brewing and it became evident that sailors for our ships were a scarce com-modity, there was an awakening to the necessity for a naval training stationupon the Pacific Coast. Through several sessions of Congress had SenatorGeorge Perkins labored toward the establishment of such a station andhis earnest efforts at last brought forth an appropriation for theoriginal construction and annual maintenance of a first-class insti-tution where might be developed the lads whose natural inclin-ation turned toward a life Francisco Bay was selected as the stations location andfrom all the land available Yerba Buena, till then known asGoat Island, seemed best fitted. The islands practical isola-tion and at the same time close proximity to San Franciscorendered it an ideal spot, and the Navy De
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