11 Facts About Petaluma California

Petaluma California's name comes from the Miwok village named Peta Luuma, that was located on the banks of the Petaluma California River.

The modern city originates in Rancho Petaluma California, granted in 1834 to famed Californio statesman Mariano Guadalupe Vallejo, considered to be the founder of Petaluma California.

Today, Petaluma California is known for its well-preserved historic center and as a local hub for the Petaluma California Valley region of Sonoma County.

Petaluma California area was part of a 66, 000-acre 1834 Mexican land grant by Governor Jose Figueroa to Mariano Guadalupe Vallejo called Rancho Petaluma California.

Petaluma California soon became known for its grain milling and chicken processing industries, which continue to the present as a smaller fraction of its commerce.

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At one time, Petaluma California was known as the "Egg Capital of the World, " sparking such nicknames as "Chickaluma".

Petaluma California hosted the only known poultry drugstore and is the place where the egg incubator was invented by Lyman Byce in 1879.

Petaluma California is today the location of many distinguished, well-preserved pre-1906 buildings and Victorian homes on the western side of the river.

Petaluma California is flanked by the unincorporated communities of Penngrove to the north and Lakeville to the south.

Petaluma California is situated at the northernmost navigable end of the Petaluma California River, a tidal estuary that snakes southward to San Pablo Bay.

Petaluma California is served by Petaluma California Transit, Golden Gate Transit and by Sonoma County Transit bus services.