What is the current status of the Rosie the Riveter World War II National Historic Park?
Over the next several years, the Rosie the Riveter/World War II National Historical Park will take shape in Richmond. The park, which was authorized by Congress in October 2000, will tell the story of the home front experience in Richmond and across the country through preservation and interpretation of places and stories associated with the war years. Richmond played a significant part in the WWII home front. The four Kaiser Shipyards produced 747 ships, more than any other shipyard complex in the country. Richmond was home to 55 additional war related industries. As workers from across the nation migrated to secure defense jobs in the Bay Area, Richmond grew from 24,000 residents to over 100,000 in a few short years. Today, Richmond has WWII era buildings and sites that have retained their historic integrity, and former home front sites that have been converted to new uses. Some have been identified on the accompanying map. Information about additional historic resources will be gath
