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What can you tell me about the history of Calistoga? “Calistoga is located in the northern part of the Napa Valley, which is framed on its east and west sides, […]
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How did Yountville get its boundaries? Captain George Yount, Captain John Grigsby, and James Harbin are the key players in the history of Yountville. Napa County was established immediately after […]
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Who was George Yount? Captain George Yount, born in Burke County, North Carolina in 1794 and a member of the famed Kentucky Riflemen during the War of 1812, came to […]
What is going on in these photos? These photos came from a historically inclined donor who documented street scenes in Napa County. In this case, they photographed a vacant lot […]
I heard we had a Japanese Internment Camp in Napa. Is that true? Over the years many patrons have come to Napa County Historical Society asking about a rumored Japanese […]
What does Napa mean? I’ve heard more than a dozen different origin theories for Nappa, the town’s original name, but most claim the word derived from a Wappo or Patwin […]
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Did people grow anything other than wine grapes in Napa County? Yes! Napa has long been famous for its variety of agricultural products. The temperate, modified coastal climate makes the […]
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What is the Ag Preserve? The Napa Valley Agricultural Preserve is a groundbreaking piece of legislation that has wide-reaching effects. It came about during the tumultuous 1960s. This was the […]
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What was in the Merrill Building before it was Merrill’s Drug Store? The Merrill Building in the 1200 block of First Street in downtown Napa was built about 1929. Like […]
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