Rosie the Riveter National Historical Park

Very interesting before and after educational story on the city of Richmond’s influence on WWII. Friendly staffers were eager to answer questions and short film is informative. Plan on spending an hour here as it’s not too big. If you choose, from the visitor’s center, you can walk along waterfront one mile, or drive 5 minutes to the Rosie the Riveter monument. I really enjoyed the ride to the SS Red Oak. It’s an example of the one ship per day they were building during wartime and it’s a cool 10 minute drive riding through the shipyards to get there. It gives you a feel of the past and present.

The American completion of the World War II National Historical Park is to celebrate the history of women and African Americans supporting the military efforts of World War II. Richmond, California, was the center of military equipment production during the war, with 56 different war industries, including the most productive shipyard city in the United States, mainly through the labor of African American women.