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Sperry Flour Mill

  On the east bank of Mare Island Strait sits an abandoned mill. Once it produced flour which was shipped throughout the world. Now it sits vacant and forlorn. At one time it employed hundreds, including an aspiring actor named Boris Karloff and was a hive of activity. Now it is the home of seagulls and other birds. It is the General Mills Corporation complex in Vallejo and its story goes back to the earliest days of the Golden … [Read More...]

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