What a wonderful look at life in 1800’s.  This Historical CD contains stories of the local townships of Napa County and its people.

This is a scanned copy on CD of the original Book published in 1901.

History of

 Napa County,

California

Enquirer Print

Oakland, California

1901

372 pages on 1 CD

An essential resource for Genealogists

Actual images of every page, in Adobe Acrobat Reader .PDF format. Works with any computer, and is easy to use and read. Some scans are imperfect.

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INDEX

HISTORY OF NAPA COUNTY

Geographical Situation and Area

Topography

Geology

Soil

Timber

Water Courses

Climatography

Derivation of Name

Indians

MEXICAN GRANTS

Caymus Grant

Entre Napa Rancho

Rancho El Rincon de los Carneros

Napa Rancho

Julius K. Rose

The Yajome

Locoallom Ranch

The Tulucay Rancho

Rancho Mallacomes

Rancho De La Jote

Las Putas Rancho

Huichica Rancho

The Catacula Rancho

The Chimiles Rancho ,

Cayne Humana Rancho

GENERAL HISTORY AND SETTLEMENT

Short Biographies of Early Settlers

First Marriage License

First Mortgage Recorded

The First Election

Finances of County 1856

Republican Rally

Napa Agricultural Society

Finances of County 1864

Petroleum Discovered

Assassination of Abraham Lincoln

Mass Meeting

Resolutions

Obsequies of the President

HEALTHFUL CLIMATE OF NAPA COUNTY

Rainfall and Temperature

COUNTY INFIRMARY

FINANCES OF COUNTY 1869

RAILROAD HISTORY

COURT HOUSE

LEGISLATIVE HISTORY

POLITICAL HISTORY

Biographical Sketches of Early Legislators

David F. Douglass

M. G. Vallejo

Elcan Heydenfeldt

Pablo de la Guerra

S. D. Woodworth

Thos. L. Vermeule

W. D. Fair

Elisha O. Crosby

D. C . Broderick

J. Bidwell

H. C. Robinson

Benjamin S. Lippincott

Gen. M. G. Vallejo's Memorial

Legislative Meetings

Admission of California as a State

VITICULTURE

MINES AND MINING

Quicksilver, Gold, Coal, etc

Oat Hill Quicksilver Mine

THE FIRST SCHOOL

Superintendents of Schools

Board of Education

Table of Scholars and Districts

Life and Roads in Napa County

THE FRUIT INDUSTRY

THE PIONEERS

NAPA TOWNSHIP

Geography

Topography

Soil

Geology

Climate

Products

Early Settlement

NAPA CITY

1856 The Reporter was Started

1857 Guards Organized

1860 Stone Bridge Built across Napa River

1861 Good Templars Organized

1862 Academy for Boys Opened

1863 Napa Register

1864 Napa Guard's Election

Early Reminiscence

Earthquake

Subscription Raised at Methodist Church

1867 Gas Pipes Laid

1868 Napa Incorporated

1869 Smallpox Epidemic

Old Indian Burial Ground

Records

Legislative Enactments

Engine House Built

Water Supply

Library

Churches

Presbyterian

The Methodist Episcopal

Christ (Episcopal)

Baptist

St. John the Baptist (Catholic)

Manufacturing Center

Public Schools

Central School

South Central

North Public

Napa High School

Napa Collegiate Institute

Napa Ladies' Seminary

Newspaper Biography

The Reporter

The Napa Register

The Daily Reporter

Napa Herald

The Echo

Daily and Weekly Register

Robert T. Montgomery

Secret Societies

Free and Accepted Masons

Independent Order of Odd Fellows

Knights of Honor

Independent Order of Good Templars

Knights of Pythias

Ancient Order of United Workmen

Fraternal Brotherhood

Industries

Sawyer Tanning Co

Napa Gas and Electric Co

Goodman & Co., Bankers

Bank of Napa

Laundry of Sam Kee

Real Estate and Insurance

Ganter & Gauter

Marble Works

Best Millinery Parlors

The Palace Stables

The Palace Hotel

Carriage Repository

Manufactories

Napa Board of Trustees

Napa Business College

Steamboats

Fire Department

Napa State Hospital

Tuloclay Cemetery

Atlas Peak

Napa Soda Springs

The Napa Sanatorium

The Goodman Library

YOUNT TOWNSHIP

Geography, Topography, Soil

Climate and Early Settlement

Towns

Yountville

Baptist Church

Christian Church

Veterans' Home

MONTlCELL0

Putah Creek Bridge

Berryessa Valley

Chiles Valley

Coun Valley

Gordon Valley

Redwood Falls

Johannisberg

Samuel Soda Springs

Walters Spring

HOT SPRINGS TOWNSHIP

Geography, Geology, Soil, Climate

Products and Early Settlement

Towns

St. Helena

Baptist Church

Methodist Episcopal Church

Cumberland Presbyterian Church

Presbyterian Church

Seventh Day Advent Church

Catholic Church

Schools,

Societies

Fire Department

Newspapers—Star and Sentinel

Taplin Bros. Creamery

St. Helena Sanitarium

The Old Bale Mill

Mt. St. Helena

Calistoga

Presbyterian Church

M. E. Church

School

Magnolia Hotel

Newspapers

Hot Springs

Clay Cave

Petrified Forest

KNOX TOWNSHIP

Geography, Topography, Geology

Soil, Climate, Products, Timber

Early Settlement

Aetna Springs

BIOGRAPHIES

Index.

Armstrong, Charles W

Aiken, Antoinette

Buckman, Oliver H

Blower, R.J

Bell, Charles