1 1200 27 http://landmarkquest.com/omeka/files/original/fc2b2ebf80172821000ec67ebd8c5f40.JPG 31e697c1c1cb1f6c3fc30d3120457ffc http://landmarkquest.com/omeka/files/original/a2fce6d4ee1ee65896555a4beea20587.JPG 0f163b2a31296a0151950b16c8530568 http://landmarkquest.com/omeka/files/original/62def4ff99ca0e3883a0a575ea46ab42.JPG aa9f7db96b3e07a87d3edadf4ce05d50 http://landmarkquest.com/omeka/files/original/d1db03c54fa71174b0b569caf8076192.JPG d1247200b0eacf00ea1365c16f70facd Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Sonoma County Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource <h2>#0003 Mission San Francisco Solano</h2> <h4><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Site information:</span></h4> 114 E Spain St, Sonoma<br /><br /><a href="https://www.google.com/maps/place/38%C2%B017'37.3%22N+122%C2%B027'21.4%22W/@38.293683,-122.455945,1007m/data=!3m2!1e3!4b1!4m2!3m1!1s0x0:0x0?hl=en">38.293683,-122.455945</a> <p></p> <h4><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Plaque information:</span></h4> State plaque <p></p> <h4>Plaque text:</h4> Mission San Francisco Solano<br /><br />On July 4, 1823, Padre José Altamira founded this northernmost of California's Franciscan missions, the only one established in California under independent Mexico. In 1834, secularization orders were carried out by Military Commandant Mariano G. Vallejo. San Francisco Solano became a parish church serving the Pueblo and Sonoma Valley until it was sold in 1881. This plaque replaces one originally dedicated by the historic landmarks committee, Native Sons of the Golden West, 1926.<br /><br />Plaque placed by the California State Park Commission in cooperation with the Sonoma Parlor No. III, Native Sons of the Golden West, July 14, 1963. <p></p> Registered 6/1/1932 mission http://landmarkquest.com/omeka/files/original/303f180415c26bf648b9986d0f0dbd15.JPG f0dcaa2cd36c7481c38e939d748b1362 http://landmarkquest.com/omeka/files/original/a01dc01c02a6f86ba739b0d932ca6459.JPG 9c042a06be4fa5dc01b7336aa0929dfd http://landmarkquest.com/omeka/files/original/4afd790d71d7c68f9966153bf48a8361.JPG 6ff4c53841ab78ad0c3acfa963560c0b http://landmarkquest.com/omeka/files/original/23aa3610556cea3d9be69517fb4485cf.JPG 039950c365b8adb41c891c757e436e6d http://landmarkquest.com/omeka/files/original/69f23f285fc42f954bb863db9b4f8149.JPG e8c9309c3785efe58701af2d79dec53e http://landmarkquest.com/omeka/files/original/b5de05926285a28cb26bad1e78b97681.JPG 9bcdb0a9e6a2be098f414ba779c514f7 http://landmarkquest.com/omeka/files/original/b0bdf7b30b1cbbcbcd7a31c2c22ee99b.JPG 9156df52cc8be7415501a662652b80be Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Sonoma County Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource <h2>#0004 General M.G. Vallejo Home</h2> <h4><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Site information:</span></h4> Entrance to site is 3rd St W at Spain St, Sonoma <br /><br />Site and plaque are located in a gated park. Fee required to access during operating hours.<br /><br /><a href="https://www.google.com/maps/place/38%C2%B017'56.0%22N+122%C2%B027'44.5%22W/@38.298882,-122.462346,1006m/data=!3m2!1e3!4b1!4m2!3m1!1s0x0:0x0?hl=en">38.298882,-122.462346</a> <p></p> <h4><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Plaque information:</span></h4> Private plaque<br /> <p></p> <h4>Plaque text:</h4> Lachryma Montis<br /><br />Home of General M.G. Vallejo, erected in 1851. Purchased by State Park Commission through funds furnished by the General Vallejo Memorial Association and the people of the State of California. Donors names within building. <br /><br />Tablet donated by Historic Landmark Committee, Native Sons of the Golden West, 1933. <p></p> <h4><span style="text-decoration: underline;">OHP desciption:</span></h4> The home of General Mariano Guadalupe Vallejo, known as 'Lachryma Montis' (Tears of the Mountain), was built in 1850. Its name was derived from the springs that now are the source of Sonoma's water supply. General Vallejo, born at Monterey July 7, 1808, was commander of the northern Mexican frontier, founder of the Pueblo of Sonoma, and a member of the first Constitutional Convention of California. <p></p> Registered 6/1/1932 http://landmarkquest.com/omeka/files/original/b02ea161092b35573b374f3aa412da68.JPG 93a6fe70ef3a7531c01bbadccf379af5 http://landmarkquest.com/omeka/files/original/235c5a7258f4fb750830f8b86646b42e.JPG ef82ee2b5cf1cf68013551f98f7b692e http://landmarkquest.com/omeka/files/original/ed284bff56a0197535607ab3922adeaf.JPG 7c76364426161da1b3adc47c10fb2563 http://landmarkquest.com/omeka/files/original/8ee8e9aab63d43476315cfd0a2b28a0f.JPG 39cb572506d574a047228719caea95aa http://landmarkquest.com/omeka/files/original/973fb0f3d95c12c6d097ffeb8a1d7c1d.JPG b026e37d66a80ea4de0366f187f2c9cb Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Sonoma County Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource <h2>#0005 Fort Ross</h2> <h4><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Site information:</span></h4> 19005 Coast Hwy, State Hwy 1, 12 mi N of Jenner <br /><br />Site is a part of a State Historic Park. Fee required to access during operating hours.<br /><br /><a href="https://www.google.com/maps/place/38%C2%B030'51.6%22N+123%C2%B014'36.9%22W/@38.514321,-123.243577,1010m/data=!3m2!1e3!4b1!4m2!3m1!1s0x0:0x0?hl=en">38.514321,-123.243577</a> <p></p> <h4><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Plaque information:</span></h4> State plaque<br /><br />Plaque located at the entrance to the parking lot area.<br /><br /><a href="https://www.google.com/maps/place/38%C2%B030'58.7%22N+123%C2%B014'47.6%22W/@38.516306,-123.246569,1010m/data=!3m2!1e3!4b1!4m2!3m1!1s0x0:0x0?hl=en">38.516306,-123.246569</a> <p></p> <h4>Plaque text:</h4> Fort Ross<br /><br />Founded in 1812 by Russians from Sitka. When Russians withdrew to Alaska in 1841, Captain Sutter bought the improvements and supplies. Acquired by state in 1906 and remaining buildings restored - Greek Orthodox chapel, Commandant's quarters, and stockade. Now a state historical monument.<br /><br />Department of Public Works - Division of Highways <p></p> <h4><span style="text-decoration: underline;">OHP description:</span></h4> Founded in 1812 by Russians from Alaska. When Russians withdrew to Alaska in 1841, Captain Sutter bought the improvements and supplies. The State acquired the fort in 1906 and the remaining buildings-Greek Orthodox Chapel, Commandant's Quarters, and Stockade-were restored. The chapel, destroyed by fire in 1970, was reconstructed in 1974. <p></p> Registered 6/1/1932 http://landmarkquest.com/omeka/files/original/2ce4261578ac6cfa0497a4f88794d806.JPG 92ef519eef3af44c820aea358485848b Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. 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Title A name given to the resource <h2>#0007 Bear Flag Monument</h2> <h4><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Site information:</span></h4> SW corner of E Spain and 1st St E, Sonoma<br /><br /><a href="https://www.google.com/maps/place/38%C2%B017'35.9%22N+122%C2%B027'24.4%22W/@38.293311,-122.456766,1007m/data=!3m2!1e3!4b1!4m2!3m1!1s0x0:0x0?hl=en">38.293311,-122.456766</a> <p></p> <h4><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Plaque information:</span></h4> Private plaque <p></p> <h4>Plaque text:</h4> This monument was erected by the Native Sons of the Golden West and the state of California to commemorate the raising of the Bear Flag on this spot, June 14, 1846 by the Bear Flag Party and their declaration of the freedom of California from Mexican rule. On July 9, 1846, the Bear Flag was hauled down and the American flag here raised in its place by Lieutenant Joseph W. Revere U.S.A. who was sent to Sonoma from San Francisco by Commander John B. Montgomery of the U.S. sloop of war Portsmouth, following the raising of the American flag at Monterey July 7, 1846 by Commodore John Drake Sloat. <p></p> <h4><span style="text-decoration: underline;">OHP description:</span></h4> On June 14, 1846, the Bear Flag Party raised the Bear Flag on this spot and declared California free from Mexican rule. Following the raising of the American flag at Monterey July 7, 1846 by Commodore John Drake Sloat, on July 9 the Bear Flag was hauled down and the American flag raised in its place by Lieutenant Joseph W. Revere, U.S.A., who had been sent to Sonoma from San Francisco by Commander John B. Montgomery of the U.S. Sloop-of-War Portsmouth. <p></p> Registered 6/1/1932 http://landmarkquest.com/omeka/files/original/89c6b86712782ecc62d88742b689568b.JPG 0ed37388b184a4a452304b0e5a153533 http://landmarkquest.com/omeka/files/original/eeeab710a911a6d53af5ba4168c5a14b.JPG 015bfd427f271898d560c8c6bb5db382 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Sonoma County Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource <h2>#0017 Blue Wing Inn</h2> <h4><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Site information:</span></h4> 133 E Spain St, Sonoma<br /><br /><a href="https://www.google.com/maps/place/38%C2%B017'36.4%22N+122%C2%B027'20.2%22W/@38.293453,-122.455622,1007m/data=!3m2!1e3!4b1!4m2!3m1!1s0x0:0x0?hl=en">38.293453,-122.455622</a> <p></p> <h4><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Plaque information:</span></h4> Private plaque <p></p> <h4>Plaque text:</h4> Blue Wing Inn<br /><br />Erected by General Mariano G. Vallejo about 1840 to accommodate emigrants and other travelers. Purchased in gold rush days by Cooper and Spriggs, two retired sea-faring men, and operated as hotel and store. Among first hostelries in Northern California. Notable guests, according to local tradition, included John C. Frémont, U. S. Grant, Governor Pío Pico, Kit Carson, "Fighting Joe" Hooker, William T. Sherman, Phil Sheridan, and members of the Bear Flag Party. Classed among the notorious visitors were bandit Murietta and "Three-Fingered Jack."<br /><br />Placed by Historic Landmark Committee, Native Sons of the Golden West, October 1941. <p></p> Registered 6/1/1932 http://landmarkquest.com/omeka/files/original/08e7efd750d3e72488fa6f02843e4e0d.JPG 53a322423576b8ccf742982c690184aa http://landmarkquest.com/omeka/files/original/01593f716164e1201974f7230d6552a7.JPG 20a604b4ccf940e6953b1a754b3e39fc http://landmarkquest.com/omeka/files/original/5ebf93531b6edec30cbbd0170b4547a1.JPG e935a3a60c4d022df363c5db61a1aa80 http://landmarkquest.com/omeka/files/original/dd2ca432c483706aae3be5edd7cc4cde.JPG 0ff83c52871d7cf3f72a2a6c388a8116 http://landmarkquest.com/omeka/files/original/78955527aa7c1d36acd60182a7f05ef2.JPG 7d2197e920f7a13c1dcb1826b3a397bd http://landmarkquest.com/omeka/files/original/50bfc60dedf270d5565e4bdc7e82476a.JPG 3eb2711fd69ec447e5686f178d265e55 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. 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Title A name given to the resource <h2>#0018 Petaluma Adobe</h2> <h4><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Site information:</span></h4> 3325 Adobe Rd, Petaluma<br /><br /><a href="https://www.google.com/maps/place/38%C2%B015'20.7%22N+122%C2%B035'04.5%22W/@38.255743,-122.584596,1014m/data=!3m2!1e3!4b1!4m2!3m1!1s0x0:0x0?hl=en">38.255743,-122.584596</a> <p></p> <h4><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Plaque information:</span></h4> State plaque<br /><br />Plaque is located in the parking lot area of the Historic Park.<br /><br /><a href="https://www.google.com/maps/place/38%C2%B015'22.0%22N+122%C2%B035'00.2%22W/@38.256108,-122.583386,1014m/data=!3m2!1e3!4b1!4m2!3m1!1s0x0:0x0?hl=en">38.256108,-122.583386</a> <p></p> <h4>Plaque text:</h4> Vallejo’s Petaluma Adobe<br /><br />Petaluma Adobe served as the center for General Mariano Guadalupe Vallejo's 66,000-acre working rancho from 1836-1846. It was once the largest privately owned adobe building in Northern California; Vallejo sold the building and surrounding acres in 1857. The Native Sons of the Golden West acquired the Adobe in 1910 and the State of California obtained it in 1951.<br /><br />Plaque placed by the Sonoma Petaluma State Historic Parks Association and the Native Daughters of the Golden West Petaluma Parlor #222, July 11th 2006. <p></p> Registered 6/1/1932 http://landmarkquest.com/omeka/files/original/9a7f45bd6a59fe92c61cafafa0f84a3e.JPG 9de4b9ad22268f163bc4b4e1652aa89a http://landmarkquest.com/omeka/files/original/23eca6651c5179218e55c87075c5805a.JPG e6cba0fe200e2265cab8e065bc044bf9 http://landmarkquest.com/omeka/files/original/0f97fbb5a33934d2378f84b8cf15219f.JPG 058917f8e6ca4fb4a1cced63caeae7ad http://landmarkquest.com/omeka/files/original/87b95a6f30e4640c0464096455f66e94.jpg 8b9d7442983b3b85ee829e08ab377a1b http://landmarkquest.com/omeka/files/original/2d2c2249ef4f12c5d436aaf88a8817a9.JPG cfb31fba074d3d6681e7dd5429d1ebef http://landmarkquest.com/omeka/files/original/2390e8336768c55293147059d8d0d855.JPG 4e65b2929c440a4d4cc143f5954c5dcf Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Sonoma County Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource <h2>#0234 Luther Burbank Home and Garden</h2> <h4><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Site information:</span></h4> 204 Santa Rosa Ave, Santa Rosa<br /><br />Site is privately owned and operated. Access restricted to operating hours. Building can mostly be seen from the road.<br /><br /><a href="https://www.google.com/maps/place/38%C2%B026'11.0%22N+122%C2%B042'42.7%22W/@38.436388,-122.711862,1005m/data=!3m2!1e3!4b1!4m2!3m1!1s0x0:0x0?hl=en">38.436388,-122.711862</a> <p></p> <h4><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Plaque information:</span></h4> Private plaque<br /> <p></p> <h4>Plaque text:</h4> Luther Burbank home &amp; gardens, Sonoma County, has been designated registered state historic landmark no. 234 by the California Department of Natural Resources, Division of Parks, 1935. <p></p> <h4><span style="text-decoration: underline;">OHP description:</span></h4> In this garden Luther Burbank wrought with living plants to bring to the world greater fertility, wealth, and beauty, developing new varieties that produced better fruits and more beautiful flowers. <p></p> Registered 10/31/1935 http://landmarkquest.com/omeka/files/original/2282a8e633c1c438a1ddebafb72441d3.JPG 53d68b9bed12d3c6b0c424742f4ea236 http://landmarkquest.com/omeka/files/original/a2d253311ecd539e1c58a0dad068e9d4.JPG b5845ca6b606cb2131bbc0326e9a1fdc http://landmarkquest.com/omeka/files/original/560add0333fc0dd363ee035f9b6d7155.JPG 941691fc0f3860e31fa822381afa9970 http://landmarkquest.com/omeka/files/original/ed7032100fe00bfdbc3b03be239aec8c.JPG 3d3c21014847f3042fc837ccac49d346 http://landmarkquest.com/omeka/files/original/f6047ba41328e5806bf1074f9960f01b.JPG f3b1ccd6aa3179f7a8622dabb3f475e3 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. 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Title A name given to the resource <h2>#0237 Temelec Hall</h2> <h4><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Site information:</span></h4> 220 Temelec Circle, Sonoma<br /> <p jstcache="139" jsinstance="*0" class="section-hero-header-title-subtitle"><a href="https://www.google.com/maps/place/38%C2%B015'56.6%22N+122%C2%B029'59.7%22W/@38.2657201,-122.5004702,222m/data=!3m2!1e3!4b1!4m5!3m4!1s0x0:0x0!8m2!3d38.265719!4d-122.499923?hl=en&amp;authuser=1"><span jstcache="140">38.265719, -122.499923</span></a></p> <p></p> <h4><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Plaque information:</span></h4> State plaque located on the back wall of the building. <br /><br />Private plaques located near the state plaque, and on the front of the building. <p></p> <h4>Plaque text:</h4> State plaque <br /><br />Temelec Hall <br /><br />This structure was erected in 1858 by Captain Granville P. Swift, a member of the Bear Flag Party, using stone quarried here by native Indian labor. General Percifor F. Smith, U.S. military commander in California, lived in the little house nearby in 1849. <br /><br />California State Park Commission <br /> <h4>Plaque text:</h4> Private plaque <br /><br />Temelec Hall <br /><br />Captain Granville P. Swift, great-gandnephew to Daniel Boone and early pioneer to California, spent his 21st birthday in 1842 building balsa reed rafts to float hides and tallow down the Sacramento River to Benicia to trade for supplies. <br /><br />Swift was a June 1846 Bear Flagger and traveled the length of California as a Captain in the American military for the short war with Mexico. One of the first to the gold fields, he then brought his fortune to Sonoma and laid the cornerstone for his mansion on June 19, 1858. <br /><br />A California Historical Landmark #237 since 1936, Temelec Hall was accepted to the National Register of Historic Places April 19, 2006.<br /><br />Dedicated June 21, 2008 by the Native Sons of the Golden West.&nbsp; Duane R. Gavin, Grand President.&nbsp; In memory of James D. Phelan, United States Senator Registered 6/10/1936 http://landmarkquest.com/omeka/files/original/a7ffa20fa6c59d122db25113f06079ca.JPG 9fc9a6ac6e26f6e2457a178353b6f05f http://landmarkquest.com/omeka/files/original/da0ac392b58ad776eb8e94ed768ca0e4.JPG ab9cfe2ac6f1ec50d5f0b87ad96542fb Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Sonoma County Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource <h2>#0316 Presidio of Sonoma (Sonoma Barracks)</h2> <h4><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Site information:</span></h4> NW corner of E Spain and 1st St E, Sonoma <br /><br /><a href="https://www.google.com/maps/place/38%C2%B017'37.3%22N+122%C2%B027'24.1%22W/@38.293695,-122.456693,1013m/data=!3m2!1e3!4b1!4m2!3m1!1s0x0:0x0?hl=en">38.293695,-122.456693</a> <p></p> <h4><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Plaque information:</span></h4> Private Plaque <p></p> <h4>Plaque text:</h4> Sonoma Barracks<br /><br />Erected in 1836 by General M. G. Vallejo. Headquarters of Bear Flag Party, which in June 1846 proclaimed a 'California Republic' and raised the Bear Flag on Sonoma's Plaza. Twenty-three days later, on July 7, 1846, Commodore John Drake Sloat, representing the United States government took possession of California. In April 1847, Stevenson's Regiment, Company "C", U.S.A., occupied the barracks.<br /><br />Tablet placed by Historic Landmarks Committee, Native Sons of the Golden West, May 1937 <p></p> Registered 7/12/1939 http://landmarkquest.com/omeka/files/original/b2ee3366d8af38618f36cc18488855f4.JPG 4a01674a8bd9d9878e3489bd37931c10 http://landmarkquest.com/omeka/files/original/747716e08126ad2fffc6f0dd74f9a6fc.JPG 84642d6f25061d68eb238bbecc905143 http://landmarkquest.com/omeka/files/original/ca9d8736491c068c46a194cc2b68d441.JPG 6617541a223df61babf8f3257621909a Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Sonoma County Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource <h2>#0392 Buena Vista Winery and Vineyards</h2> <h4><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Site information:</span></h4> 18000 Old Winery Rd, 2 mi NE of Sonoma <br /><br /><a href="https://www.google.com/maps/place/38%C2%B017'58.4%22N+122%C2%B025'21.6%22W/@38.299548,-122.422671,1013m/data=!3m2!1e3!4b1!4m2!3m1!1s0x0:0x0?hl=en">38.299548,-122.422671</a> <p></p> <h4><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Plaque information:</span></h4> State plaque <p></p> <h4>Plaque text:</h4> Buena Vista Winery and Vineyards<br /><br />Birthplace of California wine, founded in 1857, by Colonel Agoston Haraszthy, father of the state's wine industry. Limestone tunnels were dug in the hillside and vineyards were also established. Haraszthy toured Europe in 1861 to gather the cuttings that developed California's wine industry.<br /><br />Plaque placed by the State Department of Parks and Recreation in cooperation with the Buena Vista Winery and Vineyards, December 1, 1980. <p></p> http://landmarkquest.com/omeka/files/original/2247e74d01df9064c583bd92a5eaa3a9.JPG 39837466b6e6cf2ea34fcb6bf476f281 http://landmarkquest.com/omeka/files/original/1ab469a91caad53a2ba7a9cab6dc22ee.JPG 519c51cf9238f749591375ea58723b15 http://landmarkquest.com/omeka/files/original/ffe8f8595a65788c3cea59bd56908767.JPG e7f8193a904c24726fdcfcc86401eddf http://landmarkquest.com/omeka/files/original/7e5e0669d1d1a73c081613322aecf68a.JPG 98fffc5d255bfdb8cbd35b8bba8dad32 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. 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Title A name given to the resource <h2>#0392-1 Site of Haraszthy Villa</h2> <h4><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Site information:</span></h4> 1650 Castle Rd, Sonoma<br /><br />The site and sign are located on private property, with a locked gate.&nbsp; Only accessible during operating hours, and the site is not visible from outside the gate.<br /><br /><a href="https://www.google.com/maps/place/38%C2%B018'00.7%22N+122%C2%B025'35.0%22W/@38.300201,-122.426392,1013m/data=!3m2!1e3!4b1!4m2!3m1!1s0x0:0x0?hl=en">38.300201,-122.426392</a> <p></p> <h4><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Plaque information:</span></h4> No plaque, but there is a sign <p></p> <h4>Sign text:</h4> Count Agoston Haraszthy "Father of California Viticulture"<br /><br />This building is a reconstruction of the Pompeian Villa erected on this site in 1857 by Count Haraszthy. Here, on October 23, 1864, was held a masked ball, the first formal vintage celebration in California history. General and Mrs. Mariano Vallejo were guests of honor. <p></p> <h4><span style="text-decoration: underline;">OHP description:</span></h4> Here Count Agoston Haraszthy, 'Father of California Viticulture,' built an imposing villa in 1857-58, as his home. California's first formal Vintage Celebration, a masked ball, was held at this site on October 23, 1864. General and Mrs. Mariano Guadalupe Vallejo were guests of honor. While living here, Haraszthy oversaw operations of the Winery and Buena Vista Vinicultural Society. http://landmarkquest.com/omeka/files/original/37094220ed4ebf2602ae2afacf4b6758.JPG 1c7ab8ff68710fd9e9769ba3995fc3ba http://landmarkquest.com/omeka/files/original/3dd7aa5585f5de7ee618d83744aea22e.JPG f89d35926e8a6a3a529f1f13a1082489 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Sonoma County Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource <h2>#0496 Swiss Hotel</h2> <h4><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Site information:</span></h4> 18 W Spain St, Sonoma <br /><br /><a href="https://www.google.com/maps/place/38%C2%B017'37.8%22N+122%C2%B027'29.0%22W/@38.293842,-122.45805,1013m/data=!3m2!1e3!4b1!4m2!3m1!1s0x0:0x0?hl=en">38.293842,-122.458050</a> <p></p> <h4><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Plaque information:</span></h4> State plaque <p></p> <h4>Plaque text:</h4> Swiss Hotel<br /><br />Constructed about 1850 by Don Salvador Vallejo, this adobe adjoined his first Sonoma dwelling built in 1836. Occupied by various pioneers, it was the house in 1861 of Dr. Victor J. Faure, vintner of prize-winning wines made from the grapes of the Vallejo family vineyards. Later, it became known as the "Swiss Hotel" because of its use for hotel and restaurant purposes.<br /><br />California State Parks Commission <p></p> Registered 10/17/1951 http://landmarkquest.com/omeka/files/original/509900d9d4c630c73c9b119a9fa97fda.JPG af63ca56e01b891326bb525e323bb9b0 http://landmarkquest.com/omeka/files/original/e08f816d16a5f0ad5cbe8f599ab64dc9.jpg 8e5c42abdffbd8978048faa7bab828f6 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Sonoma County Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource <h2>#0501 Salvador Vallejo Adobe</h2> <h4><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Site information:</span></h4> 421 1st St W Sonoma<br /><br /><a href="https://www.google.com/maps/place/38%C2%B017'36.3%22N+122%C2%B027'31.9%22W/@38.293425,-122.458851,1013m/data=!3m2!1e3!4b1!4m2!3m1!1s0x0:0x0?hl=en">38.293425,-122.458851</a> <p></p> <h4><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Plaque information:</span></h4> State plaque <p></p> <h4>Plaque text:</h4> Salvador Vallejo Adobe<br /><br />Home of Captain Salvador Vallejo. He was the brother of General Mariano G. Vallejo, Sonoma's founder. Built by Indian labor, 1836-1846. Occupied by Captain Vallejo and family until the Bear Flag Party seized Sonoma on June 4, 1846. Cumberland College, Presbyterian co-educational boarding school, located here 1858-1864.<br /><br />California State Park Commission <p></p> Registered 12/16/1952 http://landmarkquest.com/omeka/files/original/5485f27ecb3b3896e561e9daefc1c9c6.jpg 277a65ffe3a31cc4bb134381513ca374 http://landmarkquest.com/omeka/files/original/c63f4022fbf6e728eaf123da261ad240.JPG d48a0029ae6f53b6cd770e89c1c8091c Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Sonoma County Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource <h2>#0621 Italian Swiss Colony</h2> <h4><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Site information:</span></h4> Asti Post Office Road, Asti<br /><br />Plaque and site are located on winery grounds, with no public access outside of visiting hours. The photos were taken from outside the gates, with the plque visible in the distance.<br /><br /><a href="https://www.google.com/maps/place/38%C2%B045'46.1%22N+122%C2%B058'26.3%22W/@38.762803,-122.973974,1007m/data=!3m2!1e3!4b1!4m2!3m1!1s0x0:0x0?hl=en">38.762803,-122.973974</a> <p></p> <h4><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Plaque information:</span></h4> State plaque <p></p> <h4>Plaque text:</h4> Italian Swiss Colony<br /><br />Here in 1881 Italian Swiss immigrants established an agricultural colony. Choice wines produced from grape plantings from the Old World soon brought wide acclaim. By 1905, ten gold medals were awarded these wines at international competitions.<br /><br />Plaque placed by California State Park Commission, October 24, 1957. <p></p> Registered 9/11/1957 http://landmarkquest.com/omeka/files/original/fe6c6f10661e3b95da2f82f954abb9d0.jpg a014fa1b4ff864398cd619ad57fc9160 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Sonoma County Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource <h2>#0627 Union Hotel and Union Hall</h2> <h4><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Site information:</span></h4> 35 W Napa St, Sonoma<br /><br />Nothing remains of this site, as far as I know.<br /><br /><a href="https://www.google.com/maps/place/38%C2%B017'30.9%22N+122%C2%B027'31.4%22W/@38.291911,-122.458729,1013m/data=!3m2!1e3!4b1!4m2!3m1!1s0x0:0x0?hl=en">38.291911,-122.458729</a> <p></p> <h4><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Plaque information:</span></h4> State plaque <p></p> <h4>Plaque text:</h4> Site of Union Hotel and Union Hall<br /><br />On this site between 1849 and 1957 stood the Union Hotel and Hall. Built by three veterans of the Mexican War, the hotel was a one-story adobe and the hall a one-story frame building. These were destroyed by fire in 1866 and replaced by two-story structures of stone and wood. The hotel was a rendezvous for such noted soldiers as William T. Sherman, Joseph Hooker, George Stoneman, and George Derby. The hall was also a focal point for theatrical, social, musical, and political events in Sonoma. The Bank of America built its Sonoma branch on this site in 1957.<br /><br />Plaque placed by the State Department of Parks and Recreation in cooperation with the Sonoma branch of Bank of America, April 9, 1982. <p></p> <h4><span style="text-decoration: underline;">OHP description:</span></h4> The original hotel was a one-story adobe, the adjoining hall was a one-story frame structure. After the fire of 1866, a two-story stone hotel and a two-story frame hall with rooms upstairs for hotel guests were built. The Union Hotel was conducted as a hotel until 1955, when the Bank of America acquired the property. <p></p> Registered 1/13/1958 http://landmarkquest.com/omeka/files/original/4e2a26aacb584bc4b4db67500723aaf2.JPG 825f95dc6533f291e078abda071f8fef http://landmarkquest.com/omeka/files/original/0e5de2ef61aa2a266240e2025ff94364.JPG f3d5bf13ad65cc73cf8dbdb1973ac423 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Sonoma County Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource <h2>#0667 Nash Adobe</h2> <h4><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Site information:</span></h4> 579 1st St E, Sonoma<br /><br /><a href="https://www.google.com/maps/place/38%C2%B017'25.6%22N+122%C2%B027'25.4%22W/@38.290449,-122.457059,1013m/data=!3m2!1e3!4b1!4m2!3m1!1s0x0:0x0?hl=en">38.290449,-122.457059</a> <p></p> <h4><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Plaque information:</span></h4> State plaque <p></p> <h4>Plaque text:</h4> Nash-Patton Adobe<br /><br />This house was built by H. A. Green in 1847. Here John H. Nash was taken prisoner by Lieutenant William T. Sherman in July 1847 for refusing to relinquish his post as alcalde to Lilburn W. Boggs. It was restored in 1931 by Zolita Bates, great-granddaughter of Nancy Patton Adler, who lived here after her 1848 marriage to Lewis Adler, pioneer merchant of San Francisco and Sonoma.<br /><br />Plaque placed by the California State Park Commission in cooperation with the Sonoma Valley Historical Societ, July 18, 1956. <p></p> Registered 11/5/1958 http://landmarkquest.com/omeka/files/original/d09f7c1fe819f56855d75e458438d24b.jpg 1ce8b2bc065d1837f82f4e8bbab70177 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Sonoma County Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource <h2>#0692 Hood House</h2> <h4><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Site information:</span></h4> At the end of Hood House Drive, from Los Guilucos Rd, Santa Rosa<br /><br />The site was accessible when I visited, but it's difficult to tell if access is allowed now, as this appears to be private property.<br /><br /><a href="https://www.google.com/maps/place/38%C2%B026'32.6%22N+122%C2%B034'40.6%22W/@38.442394,-122.577948,1011m/data=!3m2!1e3!4b1!4m2!3m1!1s0x0:0x0?hl=en">38.442394,-122.577948</a> <p></p> <h4><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Plaque information:</span></h4> State plaque <p></p> <h4>Plaque text:</h4> Hood House<br /><br />This was the site of Rancho los Guilucos (18,833 acres), granted in 1839 by Governor Juan Bautista Alvarado to John Wilson and his wife, Ramona Carrillo, sister-in-law of General Mariano Guadalupe Vallejo. The house, constructed in 1858 by William Hood for his bride, Elisa Shaw of Sonoma, incorporates the original bricks fired on the property, and has been in continuous use. The property was purchased in 1943 by the California Department of the Youth Authority for Los Guilucos School for Girls.<br /><br />Plaque placed by the California State Park Commission in cooperation with Los Guilucos Citizens Advisory Committee and the Sonoma Valley Historical Society, May 28, 1960. <p></p> Registered 7/31/1959 http://landmarkquest.com/omeka/files/original/d2444abefd9b69462510ab0db6596a5a.JPG d381daf081f293f61f889b11d80ba4b2 http://landmarkquest.com/omeka/files/original/cb80ce1e28c8bed992e59a41a9a2a91b.JPG d0b2fc25205cf2c7495eaf3338275bc5 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Sonoma County Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource <h2>#0739 Vineyard and Winery (San Francisco Solano Mission Vineyard)</h2> <h4><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Site information:</span></h4> 394 4th St E at Spain St, Sonoma<br /><br /><a href="https://www.google.com/maps/place/38%C2%B017'35.9%22N+122%C2%B026'58.3%22W/@38.293303,-122.449527,1013m/data=!3m2!1e3!4b1!4m2!3m1!1s0x0:0x0?hl=en">38.293303,-122.449527</a> <p></p> <h4><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Plaque information:</span></h4> State plaque <p></p> <h4>Plaque text:</h4> Samuele Sebastiani Vineyard and Winery<br /><br />Here in 1825 the Franciscan Fathers of San Francisco Solano de Sonoma Mission planted the first vineyard in Sonoma Valley. The grapes were used for making sacramental wines. After secularization of the mission in 1835, General Mariano G. Vallejo, Commandant of Alta California's northern frontier, produced prize-winning wines from these grapes. Samuele Sebastiani, with his wife Elvira, purchased this property in the early 1900s. A young immigrant from Italy, he had come here to make his fortune. Since that time, he and his family have continued with distinction the traditions handed down to them through the years. Much of the original mission vineyard is still planted to choice wine grapes.<br /><br />Plaque placed by the California State Park Commission in cooperation with the Sonoma Valley Historical Society, September 24, 1960. <p></p> Registered 6/6/1960 http://landmarkquest.com/omeka/files/original/183b7f04448012250bcfdee2e1a78b9f.jpg c6b888aca1a4803fc43b88d4f789895f http://landmarkquest.com/omeka/files/original/d59227605dc9b36f199653619133432d.jpg cdaab0b8cecdb36cfadf135b75e124df http://landmarkquest.com/omeka/files/original/300feff6b45c1c985a88afa20fe17743.jpg 73173a2458b13ddff02f1f666455239e http://landmarkquest.com/omeka/files/original/41433fadf07ff4f901807ba78db0de2d.jpg 9a382df54923e6df9d96ba7b3a55721c Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. 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Title A name given to the resource <h2>#0743 Jack London State Historic Park</h2> <h4><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Site information:</span></h4> At the end of London Ranch Rd, Glen Ellen<br /><br />The landmark commemorates the entirety of the park, not just the building.<br /><br /><a href="https://www.google.com/maps/place/38%C2%B021'23.8%22N+122%C2%B032'27.1%22W/@38.356607,-122.540863,1012m/data=!3m2!1e3!4b1!4m2!3m1!1s0x0:0x0?hl=en">38.356607,-122.540863</a> <p></p> <h4><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Plaque information:</span></h4> State plaque<br /><br />West of the parking lot in the State Historic Park, end of London Ranch Road <p></p> <h4>Plaque text:</h4> Jack London Historical State Park<br /><br />This is the 'House of Happy Walls,' built in 1919 by Charmian K. London in memory of her husband, Jack London, renowned author. Here are housed many of his works and the collection gathered in their travels throughout the world. Charmian's house, the ruins of Jack's 'Wolf House,' and his grave were presented in 1960 to the State of California by his nephew, Irving Shepard.<br /><br />Dedicated by the California State Park Commission in cooperation with the citizens of Sonoma County, September 24, 1960. <p></p> Registered 7/5/1960 Graves http://landmarkquest.com/omeka/files/original/88633fccfd15e8c76e481545f638c9e5.jpg 6c4a7d8bf2a251f40449c561f96442c3 http://landmarkquest.com/omeka/files/original/e9a1edd222f912815ab2a6afe6f2c691.jpg 8d36112841d1a64f9b866f05055e4f83 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Sonoma County Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource <h2>#0820 St. Teresa's Church</h2> <h4><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Site information:</span></h4> 17242 Bodega Hwy, Bodega<br /><br /><a href="https://www.google.com/maps/place/38%C2%B020'48.1%22N+122%C2%B058'22.6%22W/@38.346703,-122.972935,1012m/data=!3m2!1e3!4b1!4m2!3m1!1s0x0:0x0?hl=en">38.346703,-122.972935</a> <p></p> <h4><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Plaque information:</span></h4> State plaque <p></p> <h4>Plaque text:</h4> Church of Saint Teresa of Avila<br /><br />Constructed of redwood in 1859 by New England ship's carpenters on Spanish Land grant land donated by Jasper O'Farrell. On March 8, 1860, Father Louis Rossi was appointed pastor. Archbishop Alemany dedicated the church in the town of Bodega on June 2, 1861, and it has served this coastal community continuously for over a century.<br /><br />Plaque placed by the State Department of Parks and Recreation in cooperation with the Roman Catholic Church and the Sonoma County Parks and Recreation Department, June 2, 1968. <p></p> Registered 9/25/1967 http://landmarkquest.com/omeka/files/original/27fb78af279e2bb9124e67f7e3f95163.jpg ce89fb1af9ebc25ed4cc7582fe01cbe9 http://landmarkquest.com/omeka/files/original/7362302c5053c50effcdbc033a257014.jpg 499035f864a83b505cd5fc269bfb5105 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Sonoma County Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource <h2>#0833 Bodega Bay and Harbor</h2> <h4><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Site information:</span></h4> On Doran Beach Rd, in Doran Regional Park, Bodega Bay<br /><br />Doran Regional Park is gated, and may have access restrictions.<br /><br /><a href="https://www.google.com/maps/place/38%C2%B018'40.8%22N+123%C2%B003'04.2%22W/@38.311323,-123.051171,1013m/data=!3m2!1e3!4b1!4m2!3m1!1s0x0:0x0?hl=en">38.311323,-123.051171</a> <p></p> <h4><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Plaque information:</span></h4> State Plaque <p></p> <h4>Plaque text:</h4> Bodega Bay and Harbor<br /><br />Discovered in 1602-03 by the expedition of Vizcaino. It was named by Bodega in his survey of 1775. The harbor was used in 1790 by Colnett and by the Kusov expeditions in 1809 and 1811. The Russian-American company and their Aleut hunters used the bay as an outpost until 1841, Stephen Smith took control in 1843. Pioneer ships of many nations used Bodega Bay as an anchorage.<br /><br />Plaque placed by the State Department of Parks and Recreation in cooperation with the Westerners and Sonoma County Parks and Recreation, May 24, 1970. <p></p> Registered 11/3/1969 http://landmarkquest.com/omeka/files/original/391d8d2a3c87a0d6b014a66dd2846770.jpg 38f6e34951a37a08663e7f9800146990 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Sonoma County Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource <h2>#0835 Cooper's Sawmill</h2> <h4><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Site information:</span></h4> SW corner, intersection of Mirabel and River Rds, Mirabel Park<br /><br />Nothing remains of this site, as far as I know.<br /><br /><a href="https://www.google.com/maps/place/38%C2%B029'36.4%22N+122%C2%B053'44.9%22W/@38.493453,-122.895815,1010m/data=!3m2!1e3!4b1!4m2!3m1!1s0x0:0x0?hl=en">38.493453,-122.895815</a> <p></p> <h4><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Plaque information:</span></h4> State plaque <p></p> <h4>Plaque text:</h4> First Power Commercial Sawmill<br /><br />In 1834, Mariano G. Vallejo's brother-in-law, John B. R. Cooper, constructed California's first known power-operated commercial sawmill. In addition to sawing redwood lumber, the mill and settlement served as a barrier to Russian encroachment from the west. Located 1/3 mile east on Mark West Creek, the water-powered mill was destroyed by flood in the winter of 1840-41.<br /><br />Plaque placed by the State Department of Parks and Recreation in cooperation with the California Division of Forestry and the forest products industries of California, January 31, 1970. <p></p> Registered 11/3/1969 http://landmarkquest.com/omeka/files/original/421f4862559d722b4453affa4ed8083b.jpg 82c019fa9709878292ce32ca93629409 http://landmarkquest.com/omeka/files/original/73823c56ce2f2386eaf9fa1989558f80.jpg 191d2ec6b08f26a10d7181b59e3843eb Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Sonoma County Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource <h2>#0879 Cotati Downtown Plaza</h2> <h4><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Site information:</span></h4> SE corner of Old Redwood Hwy and E Cotati Ave, Cotati<br /><br /><a href="https://www.google.com/maps/place/38%C2%B019'35.6%22N+122%C2%B042'21.9%22W/@38.326549,-122.706074,1013m/data=!3m2!1e3!4b1!4m2!3m1!1s0x0:0x0?hl=en">38.326549,-122.706074</a> <p></p> <h4><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Plaque information:</span></h4> State plaque <p></p> <h4>Plaque text:</h4> Cotati Downtown Plaza<br /><br />Cotati's hexagonal town plan, one of only two in the United States, was designed during the 1890s by Newton Smyth as an alternative to traditional grid land planning. The six-sided town plaza was designed for founder Thomas Page, and each of the surrounding streets is named after one of Page's sons. 'Cotati' derives from "Kotati", a local Pomo Indian chieftan.<br /><br />Plaque placed by the State Department of Parks and Recreation in cooperation with the City of Cotati and all organizations, June 7, 1975. <p></p> Registered 3/14/1975 http://landmarkquest.com/omeka/files/original/a750529e1a28238dfdcce58bff6fdf60.jpg 83e021618ca81592e67b60eaeccade67 http://landmarkquest.com/omeka/files/original/2a2eae04ddd0daa6d52d77f0c3406f79.jpg d2f54499f4013311e119f7ba5f1b5035 http://landmarkquest.com/omeka/files/original/c11b8875ac95c263203dd4a808b45ebb.JPG 6a0e52514fabb2e92863fbb5d9ef8679 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Sonoma County Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource <h2>#0893 Walters Ranch Hop Kiln</h2> <h4><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Site information:</span></h4> 6050 Westside Rd, Healdsburg<br /><br /><a href="https://www.google.com/maps/place/38%C2%B032'10.8%22N+122%C2%B052'03.9%22W/@38.536332,-122.867746,1010m/data=!3m2!1e3!4b1!4m2!3m1!1s0x0:0x0?hl=en">38.536332,-122.867746</a> <p></p> <h4><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Plaque information:</span></h4> State plaque<br /><br />Plaque is located on private grounds, may be restricted to operating hours. <p></p> <h4>Plaque text:</h4> Walters Ranch Hop Kiln<br /><br />This structure served the important hop industry of California's north coast region, once the major hop-growing area in the west. Built in 1905 by a crew of Italian stonemasons, it represents the finest existing example of its type. Consisting of three stone kilns for drying hops, a wooden cooler, and a two-stroy press for baling hops for shipment.<br /><br />Plaque placed by the State Department of Parks and Recreation in cooperation with Griffin Vineyard, May 1, 1977. <p></p> <h4><span style="text-decoration: underline;">OHP description:<br /></span></h4> This is the most significant surviving example of a stone hop kiln in the North Coast region. Built by Angelo 'Skinny' Sodini in 1905, it served the Russian River Valley and North Coast regions, once the major hop-growing areas in the West. In the latter part of the 19th century, Sol Walters purchased 380 acres, part of the Sotoyome Rancho patented in 1853, from Josefa Fitch. <span style="text-decoration: underline;"><br /></span> Registered 2/20/1976 http://landmarkquest.com/omeka/files/original/85b06772a8e384b815b8dd530b5face8.JPG 9879b3b096c9d6a7eb43a4ee4fef4a29 http://landmarkquest.com/omeka/files/original/41c78fac0d1c8f93996a6c44665e145a.JPG 4a2090e7824240d5e8484051e78bac28 http://landmarkquest.com/omeka/files/original/32e2aaa7aa3c527e0793bf4f6bb2c267.JPG 7780b5b75e9a14460d70e76a535359bd Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Sonoma County Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource <h2>#0915 Petrified Forest</h2> <h4><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Site information:</span></h4> 4100 Petrified Forest Rd, 5 mi NW of Calistoga<br /><br />Site is privately owned and operated. Access to site and plaque is limited to operating hours.&nbsp; You don't have to pay to get to the plaque, but the parking lot is gated.<br /><br /><a href="https://www.google.com/maps/place/38%C2%B033'20.8%22N+122%C2%B038'19.4%22W/@38.555766,-122.63872,1009m/data=!3m2!1e3!4b1!4m2!3m1!1s0x0:0x0?hl=en">38.555766,-122.638720</a> <p></p> <h4><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Plaque information:</span></h4> State plaque <p></p> <h4>Plaque text:</h4> Petrified Forest<br /><br />The petrified forest, dating from the Eocene period, is the only know example of a petrified forest in California. Its size, scope and variety of petrification is unique in the world. Opalized wood, obsidian, quartz crystal, petrified coral and fossilized insects number among its wonders.<br /><br />Plaque placed by the State Department of Parks and Recreation in cooperation with Ollie Orre Bockee, Jeanette Orre Hawthorne, and Davida Conway, August 19, 1978. <p></p> <h4><span style="text-decoration: underline;">OHP description:</span></h4> The petrified forest, historically and scientifically significant as the state's only petrified forest dating from the Eocene period, is unique in its size, scope, and variety of petrification. Discovered in 1870, the forest is about a mile long by half a mile wide. Registered 1/31/1978 http://landmarkquest.com/omeka/files/original/746b876f4d072cc230b52aeaadb14731.JPG 3b79d56f1ff1022e33e1f71bf3a936b8 http://landmarkquest.com/omeka/files/original/4ed6b9626d65e30f361394003775036f.JPG 048d8484215584527217bcb90731acdd http://landmarkquest.com/omeka/files/original/08e5dc3d5a4a72488072f889a89b2270.JPG 920942c9339fc06164916898f954bfdf Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Sonoma County Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource <h2>#0939 Twentieth Century Folk Art Environments - John Medica Gardens</h2> <h4><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Site information:</span></h4> On Stone Castle Lane, Santa Rosa<br /><br />Site and plaque are located in a gated community with no public access.<br /><br /><a href="https://www.google.com/maps/place/38%C2%B027'03.3%22N+122%C2%B039'47.3%22W/@38.450916,-122.663133,1011m/data=!3m2!1e3!4b1!4m2!3m1!1s0x0:0x0?hl=en">38.450916,-122.663133</a> <p></p> <h4><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Plaque information:</span></h4> State plaque <p></p> <h4>Plaque text:</h4> John Medica's Castles and Garden<br /><br />'Trying to make it look better,' John Medica spent 20 years transforming a barren hillside into a magical garden of plants and creative stone works. Castles were his greatest triumph. A native of Yugoslavia, the self-taught Medica created an oasis for people and animals to enjoy. This imaginative assemblage is one of California's remarkable Twentieth Century Folk Art Environments.<br /><br />Plaque placed by the State Department of Parks and Recreation in cooperation with Saving and Preserving Arts and Cultural Environments, a non-profit and educational corporation, April 6, 1987. <p></p> http://landmarkquest.com/omeka/files/original/ed39813d239515188990a5cf811062ea.JPG d0cd1d0addf74239ed0f90bf871f6706 http://landmarkquest.com/omeka/files/original/c598dd539b466843d9477c5d291ea220.JPG d9372b2436c82b432cb5619c95fcbc14 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Sonoma County Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource <h2>#0981 Icaria-Speranza Commune</h2> <h4><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Site information:</span></h4> W side of Asti Rd, .5 mi N of Theresa Dr, Cloverdale<br /><br />Nothing remains of this site, as far as I know.<br /><br /><a href="https://www.google.com/maps/place/38%C2%B046'26.7%22N+122%C2%B059'58.6%22W/@38.774073,-122.999624,1006m/data=!3m2!1e3!4b1!4m2!3m1!1s0x0:0x0?hl=en">38.774073,-122.999624</a> <p></p> <h4><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Plaque information:</span></h4> State plaque <p></p> <h4>Plaque text:</h4> Icaria-Speranza Utopian Colony<br /><br />Icaria-Speranza was a Utopian community based on the writings of French philosopher Etienne Cabet. In 1881, at Cloverdale, French immigrant families led by the Dehay and Leroux families began their social experiment in cooperative living based on solidarity and depending on an agrarian economy. It lasted until 1886. Icaria-Speranza was the only Icarian Colony in California and the last of seven established throughout the United States. On this site stood the Icarian schoolhouse, deeded to the county in 1886.<br /><br />Plaque placed by the State Department of Parks and Recreation in cooperation with the National Icarian Heritage Society and the Cloverdale Historical Society, July 22, 1989. <p></p> Registered 11/22/1988