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Mission San Francisco de Solano
Ms. Mason
April 2009
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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
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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
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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