Sonoma in Sonoma County, California — The American West (Pacific Coastal)

The Last Mission

By Syd Whittle, January 10, 2009

1. The Last Mission Marker

Inscription. Click to hear the inscription.

At this site, on July 4, 1823 Father Altimra set up a Camp Alter and planted the Holy Cross. The troops fired a volley, and the Padre sang in adoration of the cross. A Mass was celebrated in gratitude, and the place was named San Francisco Solano.
The Mission was later built at its present site in Sonoma
WELCOME Cline Cellars Cannard Fund of the General Vallejo Memorial Association
Annex To The Sonoma Valley Historical Society

Erected by Cline Cellars, Cannard Fund of the General Vallejo Memorial Association Annex To The Sonoma Valley Historical Society.

Location. 38° 12.88′ N, 122° 27.313′ W. Marker is in Sonoma, California, in Sonoma County. Marker is on Arnold Drive (California Route 121), on the right when traveling south. Marker is located at the entrance to Cline Cellars Winery. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 24737 Arnold Drive, Sonoma CA 95476, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 6 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies

The Last Mission Site image. Click for full size.

By Syd Whittle, January 10, 2009

2. The Last Mission Site

. Mission San Francisco Solano de Sonoma (approx. 0.2 miles away); Embarcadero – St. Louis (approx. 2 miles away); Temelec Hall (approx. 4.3 miles away); a different marker also named Temelec Hall (approx. 4.3 miles away); Lakeville-Donahue Landing (approx. 5.1 miles away); Nash-Patton Adobe (approx. 5.2 miles away); Sonoma Valley Women’s Club (approx. 5.2 miles away); The Sonoma Community Center (approx. 5.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Sonoma.

Additional keywords. California Missions

Categories. • Churches & Religion • Notable Events • Notable Places • Settlements & Settlers •

Mission San Francisco Solano image. Click for more information.

By Syd Whittle, January 10, 2009

3. Mission San Francisco Solano

Located at Sonoma State Historic Park
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Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. This page originally submitted on January 15, 2009, by Syd Whittle of El Dorado Hills, California. This page has been viewed 1,889 times since then. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on January 15, 2009, by Syd Whittle of El Dorado Hills, California.