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Blue Wing Inn

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Stock #:79766
Type: Postcard
Era: Chrome
City: Sonoma
State: California (CA)
County: Sonoma
Publisher: O'Neil Enterprises
Size: 3.5" x 5.5" (9 x 14 cm)

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Erected by General marina G. Vallejo about 1840 for the accommodation of emigrants and other travelers. Purchased in Gold Rush days by Cooper and Springs, two retired seafaring men , and operated as hotel and store, being one of the first hosteiries of Northern California. Notable guests of he past include John C. Fremont, U. S. Grant, Kit Carson and the Bear Flag Party as well as Juaquin Murietta and "Three fingered Jack," according to local tradition.

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