Petaluma, California

Petaluma is a city located in Sonoma County, California. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 54,548.

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Sonoma County, California - 2000

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Petaluma Adobe State Historic Park contains the Petaluma Adobe, a National Historic Landmark. It was built beginning in 1836 by General Mariano Guadalupe Vallejo, then Commandant of the San Francisco Presidio. It was the center of a vast 66,000 acre (270 km²) ranch stretching from Petaluma Creek to Sonoma Creek. The adobe is considered one of the best preserved buildings of its era in Northern California.

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Petaluma Adobe State Historic Park - National Historic Landmark - 1836 - Mariano Guadalupe Vallejo - Commandant - San Francisco Presidio - Adobe

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On October 1, 1993, Polly Klaas was kidnapped from her Petaluma home. She would later be murdered.

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October 1 - 1993 - Polly Klaas

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