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Same thorofare becomes 4th St.
15.8 1.8 San Rafael,* 4th & B Sts., bank on right. Keep ahead on
4th St.
16.2 0.4 Petaluma Ave. ; turn left. Pass Ignacio Sta. on right 23.7.
24.4 8.2 Fork; bear left with pavement.
Right fork is Route 123 at mileage 24.4 to Napa.
27.1 2.7 Diagonal 4-corners; bear right across concrete bridge.
27.4 0.3 Novato (business district over to right across RR). Straight
thru along RR. Same thorofare becomes 3rd St. Bear right
at far side of town square onto Main St. 38.6.
38.8 11.4 Petaluma,* Main & Washington Sts., bank on far left.
Straight thru on Main St.
Left on Washington St. is Route 148 to Monte Rio.
Right on Washington St. is Route 236 to Sonoma.
41.6 2.8 Fork; bear right across small concrete bridge. Cross elec-
tric RR 41.8.
43.4 1.8 Fork; bear left with pavement. Pass Penn Grove over to
right 43.6. Thru Cotati 46.6.
47.2 3.8 3-corners; bear right with pavement. Cross RR 49.5.
Santa Rosa City Map and Points of Interest, page 139.
54.6 7.4 Santa Rosa, end of street at court house.
HOTELS—Occidental Hotel & Occidental Annex, 4th & B Sts., 1 Blk.
W. C. H.
GARAGES—Crown Machine Works Garage, Cor. Ross & Mendocino St.
FREE CAMPING GROUND— Petrified Forest of Calif., 12 miles from
Santa Rosa.
Jog left and right half way around same, keeping ahead
(north) on Mendocino Ave.
55.1 0.5 5-corners; bear right onto Healdsburg Ave. Cross RR 55.6.
59.0 3.9 Fork; keep left.
Right fork is Route 102 at mileage 4.1 to Calistoga.
59.3 0.3 Fork; keep right.
Left fork is Route 104 at mileage 4.6 to Monte Rio.
60.1 0.8 Fork; bear right with pavement. Thru Windsor 64.0. Avoid
left-hand road just beyond small concrete bridge 64.3.
66.8 6.7 3-corners, just beyond RR underpays; bear right.
69.1 2.3 End of road; turn left across wooden trestle. Cross wooden
bridge over Russian river 69.4. Cross RR at diagonal
4-corners 70.0—now on West St.
*San Rafael, Cal. (pop. 6,000, alt. 12 ft.), sit- The largest hatchery in the world is located
in this city, having a capacity of 225,000 eggs
uated near the northern end of the Bay of
every three weeks. The only silk mill west
San Francisco, is chiefly a residential city silk, is
containing many beautiful homes and gar- of the Rockies, manufacturing spool
also located here.
dens. The old mission San Rafael Archangel, is Gen-
A historical landmark of Petaluma
established here December 14, 1817, at the foot eral Vallejo’s Fort, known as the “Old Adobe,”
of Mt. Tamalpais, was the beginning of the It is located about three and one-half miles
present beautiful city. The mission prospered from town. This is a building of immense
until secularization took place, from which proportions and was under course of construc-
time the buildings fell into decay and nothing tion during a period of ten years, from 1834 to
now remains but a few old pear trees planted 1844. It is a two-story structure of adobe and
by the padres. timber, the timber being brought by oxen
•Petaluma, Cal. (pop. 5,900, alt. 10 ft.), is from the giant redwood of the northern part
considered the largest poultry center in the of this country. It was in this building one
world; is also considered a dairy center. An- of the first schools of industry of California
nually 13,101,512 dozen eggs and 106,032 dozen was established—where Mexicans and Indians
poultry have been shipped from Petaluma. were taught the crafts and skill. This old
This does not take into consideration the landmark has recently been deeded to the
thousands of dozen that are used in hatch- Parlor N. S. G. W. with the understanding
eries and consumed locally. that it would be preserved for all time.
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