Rosie the Riveter/World War II Home Front National Historical Park
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Contact Information:
Rosie the Riveter/World War II Home Front National Historical Park
1401 Marina Way South
Richmond, CA 94804
510-232-5050
http://www.nps.gov/rori/
Size: 145 acres
Location: Rosie the Riveter/World War II Home Front National Historical Park is located in Richmond, California.
Description: This Richmond, California park was created to commemorate the mobilization of the workforce on the home front during World War II, while specifically recognizing the contributions of women and minorities to this effort. The four Richmond shipyards, with their combined 27 shipways, produced 747 ships, more than any other shipyard complex in the country. Park will consist of five sites in the city of Richmond where the original buildings still stand that housed employees and provided services to those working at the shipyards. It will include various areas along the waterfront of Richmond where a World War II Home Front Education Center will be established.
Activities: The National Park Service will soon begin work on a General Management Plan that will spell out in detail a management approach for protecting park resources, educational and interpretive opportunities, and visitor services that will be offered. Parks and public areas currently open to the public include the Rosie the Riveter Memorial, Sheridan Observation Point, S.S. Red Oak Victory, Liberty Ship Memorial at Vincent Park, and the Shimada Friendship Park. Sites are connected by the Bay Trail.Operating Hours: The park is in development and has a small visitor center in the City of Richmond's City Hall South. The Rosie the Riveter Memorial in Marina Bay Park is open year round, as are the other city parks within the National Park's boundaries. The Red Oak Victory Ship is open on Tuesdays, Saturdays and Sundays. Other sites of the park are in private ownership and are not open to the public at this time.
History: Authorized on October 25, 2000.
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