Camp Sonoma

Camp Sonoma (1836-1852) - A Mexican military Camp established in 1836 by Lt. Colonel Mariano Guadalupe Vallejo in Sonoma County, California. Abandoned in 1852. Also known as Presidio of Sonoma, Sonoma Post and Sonoma Barracks.

Current Status

Sonoma, Sonoma County, California

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USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) Database Entry: 1799755

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Location: Sonoma, Sonoma County, California. Maps & Images Lat: 38.293865 Long: -122.4565794 Multi Maps from ACME Maps from Bing Maps from Google Elevation: 89'

Sources:

• Roberts, Robert B., Encyclopedia of Historic Forts: The Military, Pioneer, and Trading Posts of the United States, Macmillan, New York, 1988, 10th printing, ISBN 0-02-926880-X, page 94
• Hart, Herbert M., Tour Guide to Old Western Forts, Pruett Publishing Co., Boulder CO, 1980, ISBN 0-87108-568-2,page 35

Links:

• North American Forts - Camp Sonoma
• California State Park - Sonoma State Historic Park
• California Military Museum - Camp Sonoma

Visited: 30 Aug 2009

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