Historical and Descriptive Sketch Book of Napa, Sonoma, Lake and Mendocino Counties

Name/Title

Historical and Descriptive Sketch Book of Napa, Sonoma, Lake and Mendocino Counties

Entry/Object ID

1995.3.1 H

Description

Contains biographies of prominent residents and topography, industry, history, etc., of Napa, Sonoma, Lake, and Mendocino Counties. Only Napa County biographees and topics are entered herein, as found in the Table of Contents. Note that many other "non-indexed" individuals are mentioned in the book in various sections.

Collection

Books

Acquisition

Accession

1995.3

Source or Donor

Doud, Jess

Acquisition Method

Gift

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Book

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Other Documents

Nomenclature Class

Documentary Objects

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

LOC Thesaurus for Graphic Materials

Fraternal organizations, Nuts, Elections, Fraternal lodges, Population studies, Wine industry, Minerals, Newspapers, Tea plantations, Photographs, Agriculture, Settlers, Mines, Resorts, Water companies, Economic & industrial aspects, Hops, Springs, Cattle, Lodges, Vineyards, Geology, Pioneers, Petrified forests, Silk industry, Geography, Sheep, Mountains, Economics, Geysers, Fruit

Search Terms

Allen, C. H., Amesbury, Horatio Nelson, Arnold, B. W., Bailey, P. D., Baldridge, William, Bale, Dr. Edward Turner, Barnett, Elias, Baxter, W. H., Biggs, E., Boggs, Governor Lilburn, Boynton, E. N., Brannan, Samuel, Briggs, Charley, Buford, Sim, Chapman, Lyman, Chiles, Joseph, Clark, A. G., Clyman, James, Coombs, Nathan, Cornwell, George N., Cox, A. J., Crouch, Robert, Earl, Thomas, Easterby, A. Y., Ellis, Ralph, Fling, Guy, Fowler, Henry, Fowler, William Jr., Gillaspy, R. C., Goodman, James H., Grigsby, John, Hargrave, William, Hartson, Chancellor, Heald, Samuel, Higuera, Jose, Hopkins, R. D., Hopper, Charles, Horrell, Johnson, Howland, Jotham, Hudson, David, Juarez, Don Cayetano, Kilburn, Ralph, Lawley, John, Mecklenburg, J., Montgomery, R. T., Morris, William Gouvernier, Nash, William Hunton, Patchett, John, Pope, William, Ritchie, Colonel M. D., Robinson, Beeby, Russell, William, Stanley, Edward J., Stark, John S., Steckler, John, Stillwagon, W. W., Thompson family, Thompson, Simpson, Vallejo, Salvador, Walker, A. B., Winter, William, Wosnessensky, Mr., York, John, Young, Elisha G., Yount, George Calvert, Agriculture, Bank of Napa, Baptist Church, Napa, Baptist Church, St. Helena, Berryessa Valley, Calistoga, Calistoga Hotel Company, Catholic Church, Napa, Catholic Church, St. Helena, Cattle, Chinese, Chinese laborers, Christ Church Parish, Christian Church of Napa City, Climatography, Coal companies, Corporations, Cumberland Presbyterian Church, St. Helena, Economic & industrial aspects, Economics, Elections, Emery Lodge No. 367, Order of Good Templars, Napa City, Farm labor, Fraternal lodges, Fraternal organizations, Fruit, Geography, Geology, Geysers, Hamilton Mine, Hops, Independent Order of Odd Fellows, Indian life, Indian sweathouses, Indian tribes, Indians, Lodges, Mammoth Mine, Masonic Cemetery Association, Methodist Church, Calistoga, Methodist Church, St. Helena, Methodist Episcopal Church, Napa, Mexican life, Mexican rule, Minerals, Mines, Monroe Lodge of Good Templars, Calistoga, Monticello, Mount St. Helena, Mountains, Mutual Mine, Napa Cemetery Association, Napa Chapter No. 30, Royal Arch Masons, Napa City, Napa City Court House, Napa Collegiate Institute, Napa County, Napa Gas Company, Napa Ladies' Seminary, Napa Library Association, Napa Lodge No. 18, Independent Order of Odd Fellows, Napa Register, Napa Reporter, Napa Soda Springs, Napa Town Hall Association, Napa Valley Railroad, Napa Valley Savings and Loan Society, New Burlington Mining Company, Newspapers, Nuts, Oakville Quicksilver Mine, Odd Fellows Hall, Overland Mine, Petrified Forest, Petroleum Company, Phoenix Mining Company, Photographs, Pioneer Engine Company, Pioneers, Pope Valley Mining Company, Pope Valley Quicksilver Mine, Population studies, Presbyterian Church, Calistoga, Presbyterian Church, Napa, Red Hill Mine, Redington Mine, Resorts, Sericulture, Settlers, Sheep, Silk industry, Silver Bow Mine, Springs, St. Helena, St. Helena Lodge, I. O. O. F., No. 167, St. Helena Lodge, No. 93, F. and A. Masons, Summit Mine, Tea plantations, Topography, Unitarian Society, Napa, Valley Mine, Vineyardists, Vineyards, Viniculture, Washington Mine, Water companies, White Sulphur Springs, White Sulphur Springs Hotel, White Sulphur Springs Hotel Company, Wine grapes, Wine industry, Yount Lodge No. 12, Free and Accepted Masons, Yountville, Yountville Lodge No. 369

Book Details

Author

C. A. Menefee

Place Published

Location

Napa City

Date Published

1831 - 1879

Call No.

979.419 Men c.7

Notes

Date: 1879 Copy No.: 7 Spine Label: 979.419 Men c.7

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Allen, C. H.

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Amesbury, Horatio Nelson

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Arnold, B. W.

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Bailey, P. D.

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Baldridge, William

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Bale, Dr. Edward Turner

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Barnett, Elias

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Baxter, W. H.

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Biggs, E.

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Boggs, Governor Lilburn

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Boynton, E. N.

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Brannan, Samuel

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Briggs, Charley

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Buford, Sim

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Chapman, Lyman

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Chiles, Joseph

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Clark, A. G.

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Clyman, James

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Coombs, Nathan Foster

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Cornwell, George N.

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Cox, A. J.

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Crouch, Robert

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Earl, Thomas

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Easterby, A. Y.

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Ellis, Ralph

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Fling, Guy

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Fowler, Henry

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Fowler, William Jr.

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Gillaspy, R. C.

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Goodman, James H.

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Grigsby, John

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Hargrave, William

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Hartson, Chancellor

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Heald, Samuel

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Higuera, Jose

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Hopkins, R. D.

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Hopper, Charles

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Horrell, Johnson

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Howland, Jotham

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Hudson, David

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Juarez, Don Cayetano

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Juarez, Don Cayetano

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Kilburn, Ralph

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Lawley, John

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Mecklenburg, J.

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Montgomery, R. T.

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Morris, William Gouvernier

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Nash, William Hunton

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Patchett, John

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Pope, William

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Ritchie, Colonel M. D.

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Robinson, Beeby

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Russell, William

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Stanley, Edward J.

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Stark, John S.

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Steckler, John

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Stillwagon, Dr. W. W.

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Thompson family

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Thompson, Simpson

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Vallejo, Salvador

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Walker, A. B.

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Winter, William

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Wosnessensky, Mr.

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York, John

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Young, Elisha G.

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Harold Halterman

Create Date

July 24, 2010

Update Date

July 9, 2026