Soda Works Building

Historical marker location:

2511 Telegraph Avenue, Berkeley, California

( Marker is on Telegraph Avenue south of Dwight Way, on the right when traveling north.)

Marker installed: 2005

E.A. Spalding, Contractor 1888.

During World War II, California was home to several important military installations, including Naval Station Pearl Harbor and the Los Alamos National Laboratory. The state's aircraft manufacturing industry also played a crucial role in the war effort.