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

Mission San Francisco Solano de Sonoma

August 18, 2013

1. Mission San Francisco Solano de Sonoma Marker

Inscription. On this site, 4 July 1823, Padre Altimira, Lt. Castro and 19 armed men erected a cross, set a camp altar, consecrated the ground with a mass and fired a volley. Cline Ranch was then used as a preliminary scouting site and departure point for Northern California exploration. Coast Miwoks would later build a permanent mission in Sonoma. Bricks used in the nearby shrine are from Sonoma Mission; the 21st and last of the California Missions.

Erected 2001 by Capitulus Redivivus Yerba Buena Number One, Ancient and Honorable Order of E Clampsus Vitus.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Exploration • Indigenous Peoples and Communities • Religion & Religious Structures • Settlements & Settlers. In addition, it is included in the E Clampus Vitus series list. A significant historical date for this entry is July 4, 1823.

Location. 38° 12.784′ N, 122° 27.448′ W. Marker is near Sonoma, California, in Sonoma County. It can be reached from Arnold Dr‎ive (California Route 121), on the right when traveling south. Marker is on the grounds of the Cline Cellars winery, which is open to the

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public. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 24737 Arnold Dr‎ive, Sonoma CA 95476, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in California’s Wine Country,

in the San Francisco Bay Area,

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,

on the Pacific Rim,

in the Western Hemisphere,

in the Western World,

and in the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain

and also Mexico’s Alta California.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 6 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: The Last Mission (a few steps from this marker); Embarcadero – St. Louis (approx. 2.2 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. 4.9 miles away); Nash-Patton Adobe (approx. 5.3 miles away); Sonoma Valley Women’s Club (approx. 5.4 miles away); Dunbar Hardware Store (approx. 5.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of

Mission San Francisco Solano de Sonoma Cross image. Click for full size.

August 18, 2013

2. Mission San Francisco Solano de Sonoma Cross

all markers in Sonoma.

Another marker is no longer nearby. The Last Mission (was approx. 0.2 miles away but has been permanently removed).

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on August 27, 2013. This page has been viewed 973 times since then and 32 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on August 27, 2013. • Syd Whittle was the editor who published this page.