#0693 Grave of George C. Yount
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#0693 Grave of George C. Yount
Site information:
George C. Yount Pioneer Cemetery, Lincoln and Jackson Sts, Yountville38.408868,-122.368100
Plaque information:
State plaquePlaque text:
Grave of George C. YountGeorge Calvert Yount (1794-1865) was the first United States citizen to be ceded a Spanish land grant in Napa Valley (1836). Skilled hunter, frontiersman, craftsman, and farmer, he was the true embodiment of all the finest qualities of an advancing civilization blending with the existing primitive culture. Friend to all, this kindly host of Caymus Rancho encouraged sturdy American pioneers to establish ranches in this area, so it was well populated before the gold rush.
Plaque placed by the California State Park Commission in cooperation with George C. Yount Parlor No.322, Native Daughters of the Golden West, Colonel Nelson Holderman Parlor No.316, Native Sons of the Golden West, and the Yountville Cemetery Association, October 18, 1959.
Registered 7/31/1959