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- Parts of the county's territory were given to Lake County in 1861.
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Napa County, California. Napa County (/ ˈnæpə / ⓘ) is a county north of San Pablo Bay located in the northern portion of the U.S. state of California. As of the 2020 census, the population was 138,019. [6] The county seat is the City of Napa. [7]
- Clear Lake
- Mount Konocti
- Native Americans
- Settlement
- Vineyards and Wine
- Agriculture
- Pear Champagne
Geologists believe that Clear Lake may be the oldest lake in North America, with lakes existing at its site for approximately 2.5 million years. Clear Lake was born when a huge landslide dammed the headwaters of Cold Creek, blocking westward water flow into the Russian River. Water filled the level valley. The rising waters eventually found an outl...
Mount Konocti, the largest volcano of the Clear Lake Volcanic Field at 4,299 feet, rises above Clear Lake. The volcanic field, part of the Pacific Ocean’s Ring of Fire, contains seven volcanic vents from 10,000 to 2.5 million years old. The Xa-Ben-Na-Po Band of Pomo Indians inhabited the region as many as 12,000 years ago – 4,000 years before Egypt...
A proliferation of fish, game, waterfowl, and plants provided an abundant life for the Pomos. Some wildlife was off limits for hunting, including the bald eagle, called “Great Chief” and “Very Dangerous Bird,” and the golden eagle, both of which continue to nest in the region today. The Pomos found many uses for tule grass, including constructing i...
By the mid 1850s, American pioneers and European families were making their homes in Lake County, planting orchards and tending cattle ranches and farms. Mines yielded quicksilver, gold, and borax. Privately owned toll roads were dug into the mountains, bringing more people, who built stores, banks, churches, saloons, and other businesses, forming ...
Lake County has a long wine history that dates back to the 1850s when early settlers first began planting vineyards, which flourished in Lake County’s Mediterranean microclimates and soil rich in volcanic ash. In the 1870s, acres of vines were planted by visionaries such as Serranus C. Hastings, the founder of Hastings Law School. In 1888, acclaime...
The very first pears were planted here in the 1880s. Great-grandfather of Myron Holdenried (founder of Wildhurst Vineyards), Louis Henderson planted pears in 1890 and those orchards are still in production today, farmed by Myron’s cousin Diane Henderson. Thomas Porteus is credited for planting the first commercial orchard in Lake County in the late...
The Lady of the Lake label was formerly a label for Lake County pears and featured the “Lady of the Lake” holding a pear in her palm. In 2004, Mt. Konocti Growers took it upon themselves to update history by combining the area’s two best agricultural assets: pears and wine. Lady of the Lake Sparkling Pear Wine uses the nostalgic label, replacing th...
The first settlers came to Napa County about 10,000-12,000 years ago. The Patwin, so-called for their word pat-win , meaning “people,” were a southern branch of the Wintu (or Wintun) that occupied most of the land around Suisun, Vacaville, and Putah Creek.
May 26, 2015 · Napa County Napa County was one of the original 27 counties formed in 1850. Its present territory has six histories. Most of its territory has been in the county since 1850. Territory in Napa County from 1850 to 1964 was moved to Lake County in 1864, but returned to Napa County in 1972.
Lake County is bounded on the north-west by Mendocino County, on the south-west by Sonoma County, on the south by Napa County, and on the east by Yolo and Colusa Counties. The territory embraced within its limits is not so extensive as many of the neighboring counties, but is has many redeeming features which put it more on a par with them.
Nov 7, 2021 · As stated above, George C. Yount came into Napa Valley in February 1831, and was thus the first permanent settler in the county. He was piloted hither by a young man by the name of Guy F. Fling, or Flynn.
When it first formed a part of Napa County, it was comprised in what was then known as Clear Lake Township, and at the time of the segregation of Lake County it naturally went with that county, and was for a time included in the limits of Lower Lake Township.
