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Napa County is a county north of San Pablo Bay located in the northern portion of the U.S. state of California. As of the 2020 census,the population was 138,019. The county seat is the City of Napa. Napa County was one of the original counties of California,created in 1850 at the time of statehood. Parts of the county's territory were given to Lake County in 1861.
Napa is the largest city and county seat of Napa County and a principal city of Wine Country in Northern California,United States. Located in the North Bay region of the Bay Area,the city had a population of 77,480 as of the end of 2021. Napa is a major tourist destination in California,known for its wineries,restaurants,and arts culture.
The Napa River is a river approximately 55 miles (89 km) long in the U.S. state of California. It drains a famous wine-growing region called the Napa Valley,in the mountains north of the San Francisco Bay. Milliken Creek and Mt. Veeder watersheds are a few of its many tributaries. The river mouth is at Vallejo,where the intertidal zone of fresh and salt waters flow into the Carquinez Strait and the San Pablo Bay.
The Napa Valley Wine Train is a privately operated excursion train that runs between Napa and St. Helena,California. Much of the rail line parallels State Route 29 after leaving the City of Napa and passes the towns of Yountville,Rutherford and Oakville. The route passes by many of the region's vineyards and wineries located in Napa County. The Wine Train is operated by the Napa Valley Railroad.
The Napa Valley Opera House is a theatre in Napa,California,it opened on February 13,1880,with a production of Gilbert and Sullivan's HMS Pinafore.
Lincoln Theater Napa Valley in Yountville,California,on the grounds of the California Veterans Home in Napa County,California. The 1214-seat theater is the performance venue of the Napa Regional Dance Company and home of Symphony Napa Valley. Originally opened in 1957,it underwent a $20 million restoration which was completed in 2005. Robert Mondavi,his wife Margrit,Ron W. Miller and his wife Diane were among the primary benefactors of the restoration project. The State of California also provided $1.5 million in funding. Singer Dianne Reeves headlined the opening performance following the restoration on January 8,2005. Centrally located on the 900-acre site of the nation's oldest Veteran's Home,the Napa Valley Performing Arts Center has a unique role to play in the artistic and cultural life of the Napa Valley. In 2005 the community came together to upgrade and renovate this very special space,creating what is now the largest venue in the Napa Valley with state of the art technical and performance capabilities. As exciting as this transformation has been,there have been challenges as well.
Copia:The American Center for Wine,Food &the Arts was a non-profit museum and educational center in downtown Napa,California,dedicated to wine,food and the arts of American culture. The center,planned and largely funded by vintners Robert and Margrit Mondavi,was open from 2001 to 2008. The 78,632-square-foot (7,305.2 m2) museum had galleries,two theaters,classrooms,a demonstration kitchen,a restaurant,a rare book library,and a 3.5-acre (1.4 ha) vegetable and herb garden;there it hosted wine and food tasting programs,exhibitions,films,and concerts. The main and permanent exhibition of the museum,"Forks in the Road",explained the origins of cooking through to modern advances. The museum's establishment benefited the city of Napa and the development and gentrification of its downtown.
The Napa River-Napa Creek Flood Protection Project is a Civil Works project of the US Army Corps of Engineers in the city of Napa,California. The Project area includes some 6 miles (10 km) of the Napa River from the Butler Bridge on State Route 29 on the south to Trancas Street on the north. This section is the upper reach of the estuary portion of the Napa River and as such is tidally influenced. The Project also includes improvements to 1 mile (1.6 km) of Napa Creek,the primary tributary to the Napa River. The project is cited as a new way of thinking about flood control due to its "living river" principles.
The San Francisco,Napa and Calistoga Railway,later briefly reorganized as the San Francisco and Napa Valley Railroad,was an electric interurban railroad in the U.S. state of California. In conjunction with the Monticello Steamship Company,the railway offered a combined rail- and ferry-service called the "Napa Valley Route."
Beringer Vineyards is a large winery in St. Helena,California. Founded in 1876,Beringer Vineyards is "the oldest continuously operating winery in the Napa Valley",and is listed under both the National Register of Historic Places and as a California Historical Landmark. In 1934 it was the first California winery to offer public tours and wine tasting following the repeal of Prohibition. In 1939,Beringer invited attendees of the Golden Gate International Exposition to visit the winery;the winery also invited Hollywood stars including Clark Gable,Charles Laughton,and Carole Lombard to visit.
Lake Hennessey is a reservoir in the Vaca Mountains,east of St. Helena and the Napa Valley,within Napa County,California.
The Great Flood of 1862 was the largest flood in the recorded history of California,Oregon,and Nevada,inundating the western United States and portions of British Columbia and Mexico. It was preceded by weeks of continuous rains and snows that began in Oregon in November 1861 and continued into January 1862. This was followed by a record amount of rain from January 9–12,and contributed to a flood that extended from the Columbia River southward in western Oregon,and through California to San Diego,as well as extending as far inland as the Washington Territory,the Utah Territory,and the western New Mexico Territory.
Cuttings Wharf is an unincorporated community in Napa County,California. It lies at an elevation of 7 feet. Cuttings Wharf is located on the Napa River,4 miles (6.4 km) northwest of Napa Junction.
Shipyard Acres was an unincorporated community in Napa County,California. It lies at an elevation of 33 feet. Shipyard Acres is located 2.5 miles (4.0 km) south-southeast of Napa.
Basalt Rock Company was a multifaceted industrial operation that was founded in 1920. The company started as a rock quarrying operation located a few miles south of Napa,California near Rocktram adjacent to the Napa River. It later branched out into the ship building business in 1941 when it started building ships for the U.S. Navy for use during World War II. Following the war,the plant built 30 miles of pipe for the City of Napa's pipeline from Lake Hennessey.
The 2014 South Napa earthquake occurred in the North San Francisco Bay Area on August 24 at 03:20:44 Pacific Daylight Time. At 6.0 on the moment magnitude scale and with a maximum Mercalli intensity of VIII (Severe),the event was the largest in the San Francisco Bay Area since the 1989 Loma Prieta earthquake. The epicenter of the earthquake was located to the south of Napa and to the northwest of American Canyon on the West Napa Fault.
The West Napa Fault is a 57 km (35 mi) long geologic fault in Napa County,in the North Bay region of the San Francisco Bay Area in northern California. It is believed to be the northern extension of the Calaveras Fault in the East Bay region.
The 2000 Yountville earthquake occurred with a moment magnitude of 5 on a previously unmapped fault,about 3 miles (4.8 km) south southwest of Yountville,California in the Mayacamas Mountain Range under Mount Veeder and about 9 miles (14 km) south northwest of Napa,California. It occurred at 01:36 PDT on September 3.
The Uptown Theatre is an entertainment venue located in Napa,California,United States. The theater is in an Art Deco style building that originally opened to the public in 1937. As of 2023 it is utilized as a concert and entertainment venue with a seating capacity of 863.
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- ↑ "Napa River Flood Protection Project: A Living River Concept". FEMA. February 11, 2021. Retrieved February 2, 2022.
- ↑ Carson, L. Pierce (February 27, 1986). "When the rain and the river wouldn't stop". Napa Valley Register . Napa, California, United States: Lee Enterprises, Inc. Retrieved February 20, 2011.
- ↑ Carson, L. Pierce; Ernst, Doug; Courtney, Kevin (February 18, 1986). "Rapid rise of Napa River water took local officials by surprise". Napa Valley Register . Napa, California, United States: Lee Enterprises, Inc. Retrieved February 20, 2011.
- ↑ Goetting, Jay (January 6, 2006). "Recalling '86 while cleaning up after '05". Napa Valley Register . Napa, California, United States: Lee Enterprises, Inc. Retrieved October 17, 2010.
- ↑ Carson, L. Pierce (February 17, 1986). "Napa hit by heavy flooding". Napa Valley Register . Napa, California, United States: Lee Enterprises, Inc. Retrieved February 20, 2011.
- ↑ Courtney, Kevin (February 20, 2011). "Flood of the century: 1986 death, destruction led to reform along Napa River". Napa Valley Register . Napa, California, United States: Lee Enterprises, Inc. Retrieved February 20, 2011.
- ↑ Courtney, Kevin (December 31, 2005). "Severe flooding hits Napa Valley". Napa Valley Register . Napa, California, United States: Lee Enterprises, Inc. Retrieved October 17, 2010.
