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| Landmark #18 | Sonoma County | Visited: February 19, 2012 | Plaque? YES! 🙂 |
| What is it? | The historic structures of Petaluma Adobe State Historic Park! |
| What makes it historical? | THE GUIDE SAYS: Vallejo’s 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.
OTHER TIDBITS: General Vallejo came to this area to do three things: secularize Mission San Francisco Solano, colonize the area for Mexico, and keep a watchful eye on the Russians at Fort Ross! Today, the adobe hosts sheep shearing days, living history days, and even a huge Iberian dance called a Fandango! This landmark is also listed on the National Register of Historic Places! |
| How can I Help the Helpers? | HERE’S HOW:
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| Where is this place? | LISTED DIRECTIONS: Petaluma Adobe State Historic Park 3325 Adobe Rd Petaluma, CA 94954 ANNOTATIONS: From Los Angeles: ~414mi (667km) — 6.9hrs |
| When should I go? | Now that this park has been spared the fiscal ax, it’s open Tuesday through Sunday from 10:00 AM to 5:00 PM! |
