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

Alexander Valley Veterans Flagpole

Photographed by Alvis Hendley

1. Alexander Valley Veterans Flagpole Marker

Inscription. This flagpole has been installed by the Healdsburg American Legion Sotoyome Post 111 to honor the Veterans from the Alexander Valley and Chalk Hill areas who have served in the defense of our country.

Dedicated May 2020

Erected 2020 by American Legion Sotoyome Post 111.

Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Heroes • Military.

Location. 38° 40.608′ N, 122° 49.867′ W. Memorial is in Jimtown, California, in Sonoma County. It is at the intersection of California Route 128 and Peaver Road, on the left when traveling east on California Route 128. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 5512 CA-128, Jimtown CA, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in California’s San Francisco Bay Area,

in Wine Country,

in the North Coast,

and specifically on the Coast Ranges.

It is also on the American Pacific Coast.

Globally, it is in North America,

on the Ring of Fire,

in the Pacific Rim,

in the Western Hemisphere,

in the Western World,

and in the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds

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itself in what was once New Spain

and also Mexico’s Alta California.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 9 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: March/Heald Flour Mill (approx. 4.9 miles away); Harmon Gregg Heald (approx. 5 miles away); Cunningham Homestead - Hembree House (approx. 8.7 miles away); West Windsor: The New Gathering Place (approx. 8.9 miles away); Nature and Agriculture (approx. 8.9 miles away); Windsor's Historically Important Families (approx. 8.9 miles away); East Windsor: The First Gathering Place (approx. 8.9 miles away); Early Windsor's People: The Southern Pomo (approx. 8.9 miles away).

Regarding Alexander Valley Veterans Flagpole. The marker is located at the base of the flagpole in front of the Alexander Valley Community Hall which is Sonoma County Landmark 144.

This craftsman building was built by the citizens of Jimtown in 1923 as a site for local gatherings, dances, and celebrations. It was refurbished in 1997.

When we photographed it, it was a rental venue for social gatherings, which I find emblematic of the fact that, in America, what was once civic and communal

Alexander Valley Community Hall image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Alvis Hendley, July 2, 2026

2. Alexander Valley Community Hall

has become privatized and monetized.

Credits. This page was last revised on July 5, 2026. It was originally submitted on July 4, 2026, by Alvis Hendley of San Francisco, California. This page has been viewed 10 times since then. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on July 4, 2026, by Alvis Hendley of San Francisco, California. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.