Occidental

by Mary Pozzi, Barbara Gonnella, Bob Dougherty

Occidental is a picturesque village in West Sonoma County nestled between the Salmon Creek and Dutch Bill Creek watersheds. William "Dutch Bill" Howard is considered the first permanent European settler in 1849, but he was not Dutch, and his name was not Bill--he was actually Danish and had assumed a new identity after deserting a ship to look for gold. Howard and another early settler, logging baron "Boss" Meeker, were instrumental in shaping early...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1467104639
• ISBN13: 9781467104630
• Release Date: September 2020
• Publisher: Arcadia Publishing (SC)
• Length: 128 Pages
• Weight: 0.96 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.5" x 9.2"