Identifier: physicalculture201908macf (find matches)
Title: Physical culture
Year: 1899 (1890s)
Authors: MacFadden, Bernarr Aldolphus, 1858-
Subjects: Physical education and training
Publisher: New York : Physical Culture Publishing Co.
Contributing Library: Smithsonian Libraries
Digitizing Sponsor: Smithsonian Libraries

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The Barracks, Naval Training Station. Life at a Naval Training School By Arthur Inkersley UNCLE SAMS TRAINING STATION AT GOAT ISLAND, BAY OF SAN FRANCISCO. THE United States Naval TrainingStation on Verba Buena (goodherb;, or Goat Island, in the Bayof San Francisco, is the depot forall youths between the Mississippi Riverand the Paeifie Coast who desire to enterthe Navy. The island lies about midwaybetween San Franeiseo and Oakland,facing the Golden Gate and is excellentlyadapted for a training station. Thoughit is divided between the Army, theNavy and the Lighthouse Service, theNavy exercises dominion over its centralzone, which forms far the largest part ofits area. It is irregular and hilly, itshighest point being 342 feet. On thenorth side it is wooded and of pleasantaspect, but its west side is exposed andbare. Its area is about 130 acres, ofwhich 23 are covered with dense woodand brush. The Station was established in 1898,under a liberal appropriation from Con-gress, by Captain

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