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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1HWW_vella-cheese-factory_Sonoma-CA.html
This stone building, having withstood a fire and numerous earthquakes, was originally constructed in 1904 to house a brewery
During "Prohibition", in 1931, Gaetano "Tom" Vella and his wife, Zolita, Clerici Vella converted the …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1HWV_sonoma-valley-womens-club_Sonoma-CA.html
Sonoma Valley Women's Club was founded September 21, 1901 by eleven local women led by Martha Stearns.
In 1911 the lot at 574-First Street East was purchased by S.V.W.C. from Katherine Poppe on which their club house was to be built. Funds for t…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1HWU_the-sonoma-index-tribune_Sonoma-CA.html
The Sonoma Index was founded in 1879 by Benjamin Frank. It is the successor to the Sonoma Bulletin (1852-1855), the first California newspaper published north of San Francisco.
The Index was purchased in 1884 by Harry H. Granice, maternal grandf…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1AFT_mission-san-francisco-solano-de-sonoma_Sonoma-CA.html
On this site, 4 July 1823, Padre Altimira, Lt. Castro and 19 armed men erected a cross, set a camp altar, consecrated the ground with a mass and fired a volley. Cline Ranch was then used as a preliminary scouting site and departure point for North…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM18Y5_the-poppe-parmelee-building_Sonoma-CA.html
This is the site of the Poppe General Store, law office and flats, portions of which date back to 1861, all of which were destroyed by a fire in 1911.
The following year this building was constructed as a law office, using fireproof concrete an…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM13OB_embarcadero-st-louis_Sonoma-CA.html
A short distance down-stream from this spot, at the head of navigation on the banks of Sonoma Creek, an early landing place was established. From the 1830's hides and tallow from the Pueblo of Sonoma were shipped to Yerba Buena , and goods and peo…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM133U_lachryma-montis_Sonoma-CA.html
Erected 1851Purchased byState Park CommissionThrough Funds Furnished byThe General Vallejo Memorial AssociationAnd the People of the State of CaliforniaDonors Names Within BuildingPlaque donated by Historic Landmarks Committee,Native Sons of the G…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM111X_harry-wade-exit-route_Sonoma-CA.html
Some 100 wagons found themselves in Salt Lake City too late to cross the Sierra Nevada. They banded together under the name of Sand Walking Co. and started for the gold fields in California over the old Spanish Trail. After being in Death Valley w…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM111W_duhring-building-1891_Sonoma-CA.html
This "modern brick building" with its distinctive cupola was built in 1891 by pioneer Sonoma merchant Frederick Duhring. It replaced the old Duhring Store, an adobe built in 1850 which had housed his mercantile established. In 1911 this building w…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM10XQ_sonoma-brewing-company_Sonoma-CA.html
The Sonoma Brewing Co., established under the leadership of John Steiner was promoted in the pages of the Sonoma Index-Tribune by its publisher Harry N. Granice, a major stock holder in the brewery. The brewery, which had one of the best equipped …