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California Historical Landmarks in Napa County
 
Governor Schwarzenegger Terminating California State Park System
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California Landmark 359
Old Bale Grist Mill
Bale Grist Mill State Historic Park
State Route 29 North of St. Helena
Built 1846
Restored 1925
California Landmark 359: Old Bale Grist Mill in Napa County
 
California Landmark 359: Old Bale Grist Mill in Napa County
14 November 2004
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This historic grist mill, known as the "Bale Mill" was erected by Dr. B. T. Bale, grantee Carne Humana Rancho, in 1846. The mill with surrounding land was deeded to the Native Sons of the Golden West by Mrs. W.W. Lyman. Restored through the efforts of the Native Son parlors of Napa County, under the leadership of past Grand President Bismarck Bruck, a grandson of Dr. Bale, and by the Historic Landmarks Committee of the Native Sons of the Golden West. The restored mill was dedicated June 21, 1925.
California Landmark 359: Old Bale Grist Mill in Napa County
 
California Landmark 359: Old Bale Grist Mill in Napa County
14 November 2004
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Dr. Edward Turner Bale

Edward Bale sailed from England to California in the 1830s and settled in Monterey where he was named Surgeon-in-Chief of the Mexican Army by General Mariano Vallejo. In 1839 he married Vallejo's niece, Maria Sobrantes, and in 1841 was granted a large rancho in the upper Napa Valley. Cattle were raised for hides and tallow and wheat was planted along the river in this valley. Bale constructed a gristmill at this site to process the locally grown grain. He also built a sawmill on his rancho where logs were cut for the area's early frame buildings. He died in 1849 at the age of 38, leaving behind his wife and six young children.

Dedicated April 15, 2000 Rededicate September 20, 2003
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The Old Bale Grist Mill is also National Register Listing #72000240, the first property in Napa County to be listed on the Register.
Governor Schwarzenegger Terminating California State Parks

For the second time in as many years, Governor Schwarzenegger has threatened to close California State Parks to achieve an annual savings of $150 million.

That sounds like a lot of money, but consider that Wells Fargo, a California bank, received 25 billion taxpayer dollars to rescue it from bad business practices. $25 billion would fund California State Parks for over a hundred and fifty years at the current level of $150 million annually. Factor in inflation, round off, and call it a century.

The people of California dodged the first bullet, but even if we dodge the second, we must find a way to protect our parks from our politicians.

Please visit the California State Parks Foundation website to learn how you can help and contact Governor Schwarzenegger to express your concerns and solutions.

Among the State Parks that Governor Schwarzenegger wants locked down after Labor Day, 2009:

 
Updated 18 June 2009
 
 
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