Naval Weapons Station FALLBROOK ANNEX: NWS Historical Materials (March To July, 1995)

• Community relations
  • 1950 to 1960. Floats entered in Fallbrook's Pioneer Days parade
  • 1969. Open House photos, Harold Silva, Frank Prince
  • 14 February, 1975. Chamber of Commerce
  • 22 December 1972, Weaponeer. Youth Executive Day, John Griset
  • 7 March 1973. AAUW, Fallbrook Environmentalists
  • 9 May 1973. Chamber of Commerce
  • 13 June 1973. VFW, Memorial Day
  • 12 March 1974. Fallbrook Boys' Baseball
  • Summer 1974. Student Aid, Victoria Ortega
  • 10 October 1974. Fallbrook Gun Club
  • 6 February 1982. Fortieth Anniversary Open House program
  • 12 February 1992. Fiftieth Anniversary Open House preparations
  • Spring and summer, 1995. Cooperative arrangement with Fallbrook Historical Society to celebrate Historic Preservation Week, assist in historical research, and participate in exhibit opening of Station history on July 4th

• History
  • 1942 through 1946. Wartime History of the Naval Ammunition Depot
  • July 1947 to May 1958. History of U.S. Naval Ammunition Depot
  • Korean War, News Release, undated: Fallbrook Ammunition Depot supports war in Korea!
  • Miscellaneous historical captions on facilities history
  • Nineteen views of Station/Depot, mostly early years

• Historic preservation.
  • "Archeological Find at Fallbrook", Weaponeer, 11 June 1971
  • Memo, 13 April 1972: Mission Indian Campsites
  • Undated: Luiseno
  • Memo, 7 March 1973. DeView to Hermson re archeological site
  • 7 January and 10 June 1975, Weaponeer. Mazzetti and Powvall
  • 1993: DRAFT Archeological, Historical, and Architectural Evaluation of Cultural Resources on the Naval Weapons Station, Seal Beach FALLBROOK ANNEX
    • Archeological site CA-SDI-10,158 (Hermsen/Ezell site) is recommended for inclusion on the National Register of Historic Places. 167 of 250 structures are potentially eligible (the storage magazines) due to their original integrity of design and location. A historic district is recommended. All other buildings are to be placed on State Register.
    • News Release, 2 May 1995: Navy and Historical Society to Mark Historic Preservation Week. Also text of dedication plaque
    • Flyer. Exhibit opening, Fourth of July

• Personnel
  • D.T.Abbott and Doreen Foo
  • Harry Chapman
  • LCDR Dean
  • Harry Field
  • G.E.Hermsen
  • Walter Hughes
  • Jessie Jones
  • W.E. Lattimer
  • Max Mazetti
  • Victoria Ortega
  • Barney and Jesse Patten
  • J.M. Perez
  • Samual Powvall
  • George Saunders
  • Photos of employees and officers (9)

• Property acquisition and development
  • Letter, 13 January 1942, James Forrestal, Sec of Navy to Attorney General of U.S., asking for condemnation of 9,147 1/2 acres of land of Santa Margarita Ranch, to be used for ammunition storage facilities and buildings; total cost: $2,500,000. Due to immediate need for use in national defense, negotiation with owners is impracticable.
  • Memo, 1 December 1941, from Myers and Haddock, contractors to Resident Officer in Charge, Naval Ammunition Depot re revised estimate of total cost
  • Legal paper, Declaration of Taking, 15 Jan 1942. Navy is taking for $379,242.50 lands of Santa Margarita Ranch, including all water and water rights under the Vail Agreement of Dec 26, 1940, as recorded in the San Diego County Clerk's office. Judgement Book #15, p101, and Official Records. Also all easements listed: RR, electric, telephone, State Forestry, County road easements. All for $1 each.
  • Memo, 16 January 1942, from Chief of Bureau of Yards and Docks to Chief of Bureau of Supplies and Accounts. Request for check to pay for 9,147.55 acres of land for Naval Ammunition Depot in San Diego County CA.
  • Letter, 21 March 1942 from G.A. Lazar, Jr. to LCMDR J.C.Heck, enclosing Disclaimer prepared for signatures of Oscar Brudin and A.E. Brudin, tenants of Santa Margarita Ranch required to move from premises when government acquired title to the property.
  • Letter of Acceptance, 12 January 1943, to be signed by Governor of Calif, approving Navy taking of the land for ammunition depot (ceding jurisdiction over its lands). Map in S.D. County, Patents Bk 7,p.39, and Survey Map 794.

• Property relinquishment
  • Fallbrook Sanitary District
  • Map of District showing facilities and describing property to be acquired
  • Fallbrook Air Park
  • Deed granting use of Navy land along Mission Road for an airport Santa Fe Railroad
  • 14 June 1972, Release. Santa Fe's Fallbrook/Fallbrook Junction: ninety years old and 16.9 miles long. The undated picture shows a two car train with engine and caboose. The cars are loaded with lemons from Fallbrook. The location is near Lake O'Neill, possibly still on the Naval Weapons Station.

• Water development
  • River wells, 1955
  • Depot lake/river wells, January 1978 (with six pictures)
  • Water rights, history of litigation, early 1950's and prior
  • Water rights, current situation, 24 September 1958

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