SONOMA – On the Derivation and Definition of the Names …
Daily Alta California, Volume 1, Number 103, 29 April 1850 REPORT FROM THE SELECT COMMITTEE On the Derivation and Definition of the Names of the several Counties of the State of California, &c. SONOMA.— The name of this county is an Indian word, signifying “Valley of the Moon,” by which the aborigines designated the valley … [Read more…]