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The Silver Gate (upper left) was moored on Glorietta Bay and used as a dance hall and casino at Tent City after its decommisioning in 1890.
THIS MONTH IN CORONADO HISTORY April 1, 1888 The ferry Silver Gate was launched on April Fools’ Day and was doomed from the beginning. It was poorly designed, too big and unwieldy, and it damaged docks on both sides of San Diego Bay. Decommissioned after two years, the Silver Gate found a new life at Tent City as a dance hall and casino until 1910 and later as a clubhouse for the San Diego Yacht Club.
April 2, 1942 The new Marine corps’ training camp on Rancho Margarita y Las Flores
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was named after Maj. Gen. Joseph H. Pendleton. The huge holding in North County was one of the last remaining Spanish land grants. Pendleton was affectionately known as Uncle Joe in Coronado, where he retired. He served on Coronado’s city WIKIMEDIA council and school board and was may- Maj. Gen. Joseph or from 1928 to 1930. H. Pendleton He died on Feb. 4, 1942, in his Coronado home at the age of 81.
