Benicia, Solano County
Benicia served as the capital of California for thirteen months in 1853 and 1854, and the brick statehouse from those days still stands on First Street as a state historic park. The town was named for the wife of General Vallejo. Its Army arsenal, active from 1851 to 1964, once housed a herd of camels, and the old sandstone warehouses are now studios and a museum.