mission san francisco de solano ms. mason april 2009
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Mission San Francisco de Solano
Ms. Mason
April 2009
Mission Facts
21st Mission builtFounded by Father José AltimiraMade from wood and covered with mud, then whitewashedDedicated in 1824; used for only 3 yearsSingle bell hung from wood frameBuilt two more times, the latest in 1840 after the Franciscans left
GeographyMost northern mission
Located in Sonoma Valley
11 miles from the bay
Current church is replica of the 1840’s mission
Not as many earthquakes as other mission areas
Petaluma
Mission Life
Not as properous as other missions
10,000 acres to grow grapes, fruit, grain and raise livestock
Native Americans abused
Mission Today
Suffered during Mexican-American War and when California became a state
Mission buildings sold in 1881
Sonoma State History Park
If I Were In Charge
Probably built one in Petaluma which had more water access