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Hercules Historical Society

Marine Transportation

Three marine wharves have been constructed and used for freight transportation at various times within current boundaries of the City of Hercules.

Wharf franchise.

Franchise in favor of California Powder Works by Contra Costa County for the acid wharf, 1902.

1904 Acid Lines with Wharf.tif

1905-04 Acid Production - Construction.jpg

1906 Acid Production Buildings.jpg

408 12511 - 1905 Mar - Sulphuric Acid Plant - Excavation.tif

408 12531 - 1905 Aug 26 - Sulphuric Acid Plant - Site.jpg

408 12522 - 1905 Jun 1 - Sulphuric Acid Plant - Foundations.jpg

303 A Wharf and Vessel.tif

1904 Acid Lines with Wharf.tif

1905-04 Acid Production - Construction.jpg

1906 Acid Production Buildings.jpg

408 12511 - 1905 Mar - Sulphuric Acid Plant - Excavation.tif

408 12531 - 1905 Aug 26 - Sulphuric Acid Plant - Site.jpg

408 12522 - 1905 Jun 1 - Sulphuric Acid Plant - Foundations.jpg

303 A Wharf and Vessel.tif

1904 Acid Lines with Wharf.tif

1905-04 Acid Production - Construction.jpg

1906 Acid Production Buildings.jpg

408 12511 - 1905 Mar - Sulphuric Acid Plant - Excavation.tif

408 12531 - 1905 Aug 26 - Sulphuric Acid Plant - Site.jpg

408 12522 - 1905 Jun 1 - Sulphuric Acid Plant - Foundations.jpg

303 A Wharf and Vessel.tif

1904 Acid Lines with Wharf.tif

1905-04 Acid Production - Construction.jpg

1906 Acid Production Buildings.jpg

408 12511 - 1905 Mar - Sulphuric Acid Plant - Excavation.tif

408 12531 - 1905 Aug 26 - Sulphuric Acid Plant - Site.jpg

408 12522 - 1905 Jun 1 - Sulphuric Acid Plant - Foundations.jpg

303 A Wharf and Vessel.tif

1904 Acid Lines with Wharf.tif

1905-04 Acid Production - Construction.jpg

1906 Acid Production Buildings.jpg

408 12511 - 1905 Mar - Sulphuric Acid Plant - Excavation.tif

408 12531 - 1905 Aug 26 - Sulphuric Acid Plant - Site.jpg

408 12522 - 1905 Jun 1 - Sulphuric Acid Plant - Foundations.jpg

303 A Wharf and Vessel.tif

1904 Acid Lines with Wharf.tif

1905-04 Acid Production - Construction.jpg

1906 Acid Production Buildings.jpg

408 12511 - 1905 Mar - Sulphuric Acid Plant - Excavation.tif

408 12531 - 1905 Aug 26 - Sulphuric Acid Plant - Site.jpg

408 12522 - 1905 Jun 1 - Sulphuric Acid Plant - Foundations.jpg

303 A Wharf and Vessel.tif

1904 Acid Lines with Wharf.tif

1905-04 Acid Production - Construction.jpg

1906 Acid Production Buildings.jpg

408 12511 - 1905 Mar - Sulphuric Acid Plant - Excavation.tif

408 12531 - 1905 Aug 26 - Sulphuric Acid Plant - Site.jpg

408 12522 - 1905 Jun 1 - Sulphuric Acid Plant - Foundations.jpg

303 A Wharf and Vessel.tif

1904 Acid Lines with Wharf.tif

Wharf for Acid Plant at Hercules Point

1905-04 Acid Production - Construction.jpg

Wharf for Acid Plant at Hercules Point

1906 Acid Production Buildings.jpg

Wharf for Acid Plant at Hercules Point

408 12511 - 1905 Mar - Sulphuric Acid Plant - Excavation.tif

Wharf for Acid Plant at Hercules Point

408 12531 - 1905 Aug 26 - Sulphuric Acid Plant - Site.jpg

Wharf for Acid Plant at Hercules Point

408 12522 - 1905 Jun 1 - Sulphuric Acid Plant - Foundations.jpg

Wharf for Acid Plant at Hercules Point

303 A Wharf and Vessel.tif

Wharf for Acid Plant at Hercules Point

1904 Acid Lines with Wharf.tif

Wharf for Acid Plant at Hercules Point

1905-04 Acid Production - Construction.jpg

Wharf for Acid Plant at Hercules Point

1906 Acid Production Buildings.jpg

Wharf for Acid Plant at Hercules Point

408 12511 - 1905 Mar - Sulphuric Acid Plant - Excavation.tif

Wharf for Acid Plant at Hercules Point

408 12531 - 1905 Aug 26 - Sulphuric Acid Plant - Site.jpg

Wharf for Acid Plant at Hercules Point

408 12522 - 1905 Jun 1 - Sulphuric Acid Plant - Foundations.jpg

Wharf for Acid Plant at Hercules Point

303 A Wharf and Vessel.tif

Wharf for Acid Plant at Hercules Point

1904 Acid Lines with Wharf.tif

Wharf for Acid Plant at Hercules Point

1905-04 Acid Production - Construction.jpg

Wharf for Acid Plant at Hercules Point

1906 Acid Production Buildings.jpg

Wharf for Acid Plant at Hercules Point

408 12511 - 1905 Mar - Sulphuric Acid Plant - Excavation.tif

Wharf for Acid Plant at Hercules Point

408 12531 - 1905 Aug 26 - Sulphuric Acid Plant - Site.jpg

Wharf for Acid Plant at Hercules Point

408 12522 - 1905 Jun 1 - Sulphuric Acid Plant - Foundations.jpg

Wharf for Acid Plant at Hercules Point

303 A Wharf and Vessel.tif

Wharf for Acid Plant at Hercules Point

1904 Acid Lines with Wharf.tif

Wharf for Acid Plant at Hercules Point

1905-04 Acid Production - Construction.jpg

Wharf for Acid Plant at Hercules Point

1906 Acid Production Buildings.jpg

Wharf for Acid Plant at Hercules Point

408 12511 - 1905 Mar - Sulphuric Acid Plant - Excavation.tif

Wharf for Acid Plant at Hercules Point

408 12531 - 1905 Aug 26 - Sulphuric Acid Plant - Site.jpg

Wharf for Acid Plant at Hercules Point

408 12522 - 1905 Jun 1 - Sulphuric Acid Plant - Foundations.jpg

Wharf for Acid Plant at Hercules Point

303 A Wharf and Vessel.tif

Wharf for Acid Plant at Hercules Point

1904 Acid Lines with Wharf.tif

Wharf for Acid Plant at Hercules Point

1905-04 Acid Production - Construction.jpg

Wharf for Acid Plant at Hercules Point

1906 Acid Production Buildings.jpg

Wharf for Acid Plant at Hercules Point

408 12511 - 1905 Mar - Sulphuric Acid Plant - Excavation.tif

Wharf for Acid Plant at Hercules Point

408 12531 - 1905 Aug 26 - Sulphuric Acid Plant - Site.jpg

Wharf for Acid Plant at Hercules Point

408 12522 - 1905 Jun 1 - Sulphuric Acid Plant - Foundations.jpg

Wharf for Acid Plant at Hercules Point

303 A Wharf and Vessel.tif

Wharf for Acid Plant at Hercules Point

1904 Acid Lines with Wharf.tif

Wharf for Acid Plant at Hercules Point

1905-04 Acid Production - Construction.jpg

Wharf for Acid Plant at Hercules Point

1906 Acid Production Buildings.jpg

Wharf for Acid Plant at Hercules Point

408 12511 - 1905 Mar - Sulphuric Acid Plant - Excavation.tif

Wharf for Acid Plant at Hercules Point

408 12531 - 1905 Aug 26 - Sulphuric Acid Plant - Site.jpg

Wharf for Acid Plant at Hercules Point

408 12522 - 1905 Jun 1 - Sulphuric Acid Plant - Foundations.jpg

Wharf for Acid Plant at Hercules Point

303 A Wharf and Vessel.tif

Wharf for Acid Plant at Hercules Point

1904 Acid Lines with Wharf.tif

Wharf for Acid Plant at Hercules Point

1905-04 Acid Production - Construction.jpg

Wharf for Acid Plant at Hercules Point

1906 Acid Production Buildings.jpg

Wharf for Acid Plant at Hercules Point

408 12511 - 1905 Mar - Sulphuric Acid Plant - Excavation.tif

Wharf for Acid Plant at Hercules Point

408 12531 - 1905 Aug 26 - Sulphuric Acid Plant - Site.jpg

Wharf for Acid Plant at Hercules Point

408 12522 - 1905 Jun 1 - Sulphuric Acid Plant - Foundations.jpg

Wharf for Acid Plant at Hercules Point

303 A Wharf and Vessel.tif

Wharf for Acid Plant at Hercules Point

045 1902 - Napa Quad Topo Detail.jpg

045 1916 - Mare Island Quad Topo Detail.jpg

045 1949 - Mare Island Quad Topo Detail 02.jpg

045 1951 - CCCHS Stein - Mare Island Quad.jpg

1960 Aerial SW over Point.tif

045 1902 - Napa Quad Topo Detail.jpg

045 1916 - Mare Island Quad Topo Detail.jpg

045 1949 - Mare Island Quad Topo Detail 02.jpg

045 1951 - CCCHS Stein - Mare Island Quad.jpg

1960 Aerial SW over Point.tif

045 1902 - Napa Quad Topo Detail.jpg

045 1916 - Mare Island Quad Topo Detail.jpg

045 1949 - Mare Island Quad Topo Detail 02.jpg

045 1951 - CCCHS Stein - Mare Island Quad.jpg

1960 Aerial SW over Point.tif

045 1902 - Napa Quad Topo Detail.jpg

045 1916 - Mare Island Quad Topo Detail.jpg

045 1949 - Mare Island Quad Topo Detail 02.jpg

045 1951 - CCCHS Stein - Mare Island Quad.jpg

1960 Aerial SW over Point.tif

045 1902 - Napa Quad Topo Detail.jpg

045 1916 - Mare Island Quad Topo Detail.jpg

045 1949 - Mare Island Quad Topo Detail 02.jpg

045 1951 - CCCHS Stein - Mare Island Quad.jpg

1960 Aerial SW over Point.tif

045 1902 - Napa Quad Topo Detail.jpg

Map Quadrants Showing Wharf Facilities

045 1916 - Mare Island Quad Topo Detail.jpg

Map Quadrants Showing Wharf Facilities

045 1949 - Mare Island Quad Topo Detail 02.jpg

Map Quadrants Showing Wharf Facilities

045 1951 - CCCHS Stein - Mare Island Quad.jpg

Map Quadrants Showing Wharf Facilities

1960 Aerial SW over Point.tif

Map Quadrants Showing Wharf Facilities

045 1902 - Napa Quad Topo Detail.jpg

Map Quadrants Showing Wharf Facilities

045 1916 - Mare Island Quad Topo Detail.jpg

Map Quadrants Showing Wharf Facilities

045 1949 - Mare Island Quad Topo Detail 02.jpg

Map Quadrants Showing Wharf Facilities

045 1951 - CCCHS Stein - Mare Island Quad.jpg

Map Quadrants Showing Wharf Facilities

1960 Aerial SW over Point.tif

Map Quadrants Showing Wharf Facilities

045 1902 - Napa Quad Topo Detail.jpg

Map Quadrants Showing Wharf Facilities

045 1916 - Mare Island Quad Topo Detail.jpg

Map Quadrants Showing Wharf Facilities

045 1949 - Mare Island Quad Topo Detail 02.jpg

Map Quadrants Showing Wharf Facilities

045 1951 - CCCHS Stein - Mare Island Quad.jpg

Map Quadrants Showing Wharf Facilities

1960 Aerial SW over Point.tif

Map Quadrants Showing Wharf Facilities

045 1902 - Napa Quad Topo Detail.jpg

Map Quadrants Showing Wharf Facilities

045 1916 - Mare Island Quad Topo Detail.jpg

Map Quadrants Showing Wharf Facilities

045 1949 - Mare Island Quad Topo Detail 02.jpg

Map Quadrants Showing Wharf Facilities

045 1951 - CCCHS Stein - Mare Island Quad.jpg

Map Quadrants Showing Wharf Facilities

1960 Aerial SW over Point.tif

Map Quadrants Showing Wharf Facilities

045 1902 - Napa Quad Topo Detail.jpg

Map Quadrants Showing Wharf Facilities

045 1916 - Mare Island Quad Topo Detail.jpg

Map Quadrants Showing Wharf Facilities

045 1949 - Mare Island Quad Topo Detail 02.jpg

Map Quadrants Showing Wharf Facilities

045 1951 - CCCHS Stein - Mare Island Quad.jpg

Map Quadrants Showing Wharf Facilities

1960 Aerial SW over Point.tif

Map Quadrants Showing Wharf Facilities

Ch2pg38_12601.tif

Ch2pg39_12603.pdf

Vessel Hercules Bow.jpg

From about 1895 the CPW operated a vessel "Hercules"

In 1906, dynamite was moved by water to San Francisco for the Army's use in the misguided attempt to demolish buildings as firebreaks from the Great Earthquake.

Don Browning

Recollection of childhood in Hercules during 1950s - 1960s

“This was the dynamite loading wharf after Hercules left wharf was used for fishing by kids. Trouble was they started fires to keep warm. Then fire dept had to put it out. They cut out a section about 20 ft of decking but it did not stop fire. Finally wharf was removed. The acid wharf was built for pumps to pump cooling water fro the acid areas behind Power House.”

Don Browning's childhood memories of the wharves.