San Francisco Bay · CA
Napa
Wine Country's river town.
- Population
- 79,246 (2020 census)
- Founded
- 1847
- First winery
- 1859
Then
- 1847
Nathan Coombs founds Napa. The name probably comes from the Patwin word for "house."
- 1850
The steamer Dolphin is running on the Napa River.
- 1859
John Patchett opens the county's first commercial winery.
- 2014
The South Napa earthquake damages the city.
Now
A voter-funded flood project, approved in 1998, reworks six miles of the river through town. The tide stations here follow the Napa River down toward San Pablo Bay.
3 tide stations around Napa
- Napa, Napa Riverin town
- Brazos Drawbridge, Napa River6.1 mi
- Edgerley Island, Napa River7.4 mi