Whiskey Crossing

Whiskey Crossing (HM10XY)

Location: St Helena, CA 94574 Napa County
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N 38° 30.277', W 122° 21.21'

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One and one half miles north of here, at the second crossing of Chiles Creek, is the spot known as "Whiskey Crossing". Although shrouded in folklore, the origin of the name is based upon a probable incident that took place in the early days of Napa County. A man returning from Joseph B. Chiles' Rancho Catacula, with a cask of whiskey, was fording the creek when the cask toppled from his wagon and burst apart in the creek. Another tale asserts that teamsters from Knoxville to Napa, would break open or perhaps finish a bottle here, about the half way point in the journey.
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HM NumberHM10XY
Series This marker is part of the E Clampus Vitus series
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Year Placed1988
Placed BySam Brannan Chapter No. 1004, E Clampus Vitus
Marker ConditionNo reports yet
Date Added Friday, September 12th, 2014 at 12:14pm PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)10S E 556370 N 4262003
Decimal Degrees38.50461667, -122.35350000
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 38° 30.277', W 122° 21.21'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds38° 30' 16.62" N, 122° 21' 12.60" W
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Area Code(s)707
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 2500 Chiles Pope Valley Rd, St Helena CA 94574, US
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