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THIS MONTH IN CORONADO HISTORY July 1, 1935 The Navy’s air squadron VS-4B was commissioned as a scouting squadron. But there weren’t any planes on North Island, so a bottle of champagne was broken over the handlebars of the squadron bicycle.
July 1, 1982 The California Coastal Commission issued a permit to the state Department of Parks and Recreation for development of an overnight camping site at the Silver Strand beach.
Camp Howard was closed with the establishment of the Marine barracks in Balboa Park.
July 9, 1968 Ground was broken for a 90-bed, four-story Coronado Hospital building with an adjacent 23-bed extended-care unit. The new hospital, which was completed in two years, was built directly behind the old hospital on Soledad Place.
July 11, 1901 The board of directors of the Coronado High School decided to discontinue the school because of the low enrollment and no graduating class. The school had 15 students.
July 16, 1936 Camp Howard in 1914.
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July 6, 1914 The 4th Marine Regiment arrived in San Diego Bay and encamped on North Island. The regiment, under the command of Col. Joseph H. Pendleton, followed the camp naming precedent established in 1911 and named the encampment Camp Howard after the incumbent naval commander in chief of the Pacific Fleet, Rear Adm. Thomas B. Howard, On Dec. 22, 1914,
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It was reported that there was no opposition to the city of Coronado’s request for permission to build a two-lane subaqueous tube to connect Coronado to the mainland. The Department of War issued a permit and the Public Works Administration planned to cover 45 percent of the construction costs. The balance would come from revenue bonds. A freeholder charter had to be passed by Coronado voters to issue the bonds. It was a very controversial election, and the charter lost by 35 votes, ending the construction of the tube.
