Notable Events

Founding of the Mission San Francisco Solano de Sonoma (July 4, 1823)

Establishment of the first Northern California Vineyard (1823-24)

Dedication of the Mission San Francisco Solano de Sonoma (April, 1824)

Founding of the Pueblo de Sonoma (June 24,1835)

Publication of the first medical text in California (1838)

Establishment of the Sonoma Barracks (El Quartel) (1840)

Occurrence of the last Mexican land grant in California (May 30,1846)

Occurrence of the Bear Flag Rebellion (June 14, 1846)

Arrival of the Stevenson Regiment from New York State (April, 1847) (occupied the Barracks; Officers' Mess at the Ray-Adler Adobe; the kitchen at the Cooke House)

Establishment of the first theater in California (April 1848)

Founding of the City of Sonoma and its designation as Sonoma County Seat (Spring, 1850) (U. S. Statehood on September 9, 1850)

Establishment of the first newspaper in Sonoma (June 12, 1852)

Establishment of Northwestern Pacific Railroad tracks down the middle of West Spain Street (1881)