The Rosie the Riveter Memorial began as a public art project for the City of Richmond in the 1990's. During the creation of the memorial, the National Park Service was invited to participate, and this partnership led to the founding of the National Park in Richmond, California.
The Richmond Museum of History Association is in the process of restoring the last remaining Victory Ship that was created in the Richmond Kaiser Shipyards. You can watch the volunteers at work and explore this important part of American World War II history.
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The First Annual Devil's Hole Pupfish Swallowing Contest turned out to be the Last Annual Devil's Hole Pupfish Swallowing Contest when we ran out of pupfish halfway through ...