[[Farragut Naval Station]] rose almost overnight on wide-open fields and rolling hills that had once served as a seasonal stop for early Indian and pioneer migrations. In late 1941, the U.S. government snapped up the land from private owners, Kootenai County, and a railway company to establish an inland naval base more than 300 miles away from the western coastline, where the nation feared a Japanese invasion. It was named after [[David Farragut]] - who was instrumental in setting up [[Mare Island Naval Shipyard]].
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Few people know that the [[Mare Island Naval Shipyard]] was one of the first USMC recruit training camps (later Depots) - one of four set up by Major General [[William P. Biddle]],11th [[Commandant of the Marine Corps]]. The other three locations were at Philadelphia, Norfolk (later at Port Royal, South Carolina), and Puget Sound, Washington. Mare Island became the sole west coast depot during the following year, and east coast recruit training was shifted to [[Parris Island]], South Carolina, in 1915.
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