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Mariano Vallejo was a young Mexican Army lieutenant when he led 25 soldiers on a horseback expedition around much of the San Francisco Bay area in about 1830. They traversed what eventually became Oakland, Richmond, Martinez, Crockett, Vallejo, San Rafael and Sausalito, among other cities.

You can learn a lot about any community’s history by taking time to look at the old trees growing along streets and in parks and yards of homes. Vallejo and Mare Island are no exception – and fortunately, some of the stories connected with those trees have been preserved.