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Mission San Francisco de Solano

• Ms. Mason
• April 2009

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Mission Facts

• 21st Mission built
• Founded by Father José Altimira
• Made from wood and covered with mud, then
  whitewashed
• Dedicated in 1824 used for only 3 years
• Single bell hung from wood frame
• Built two more times, the latest in 1840 after
  the Franciscans left

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Geography

• Most northern mission
• Located in Sonoma Valley
• 11 miles from the bay
• Current church is replica of the 1840s mission
• Not as many earthquakes as other mission areas

Petaluma
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Mission Life

• Not as properous as other missions
• 10,000 acres to grow grapes, fruit, grain and
  raise livestock
• Native Americans abused

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Mission Today

• Suffered during Mexican-American War and when
  California became a state
• Mission buildings sold in 1881
• Sonoma State History Park

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If I Were In Charge

• Probably built one in Petaluma which had more
  water access