Guernewood Park, California

Infobox Settlement
official_name = Guernewood Park, California
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pushpin_label_position = right
pushpin_map_caption = Location within the state of California
subdivision_type = Country
subdivision_name = United States
subdivision_type1 = State
subdivision_name1 = California
subdivision_type2 = County
subdivision_name2 = Sonoma
timezone = PST
utc_offset = -8
timezone_DST = PDT
utc_offset_DST = -7
latd = 38 |latm = 29 |lats = 49 |latNS = N
longd = 123 |longm = 00 |longs = 45 |longEW = W
elevation_footnotes = [gnis|1656055|Guernewood Park]
elevation_m = 18
elevation_ft = 59
postal_code_type = ZIP code
postal_code = 95446
area_code = 707
blank_name = FIPS code
blank_info = 06-31484
blank1_name = GNIS feature ID
blank1_info = 1656055

Guernewood Park (pronEng|ˈgʌrnwʊd pɑrk) is an unincorporated community in western Sonoma County, California, on the Russian River, convert|17|mi|km|0|lk=on|abbr=on west of Santa Rosa, and convert|1|mi|km|1|abbr=on west of Guerneville, just off State Route 116. Armstrong Redwoods State Reserve and Austin Creek State Recreation Area are to the north.

History

In 1867, George E. Guerne, a young Swiss immigrant arrived in Stumptown. He purchased land and established a subdivision which became Guernewood Park. He constructed and operated a saw mill in Stumptown (later renamed Guerneville).

After the introduction of the railroad into the Russian River valley in the late 1800s, thousands of San Franciscans flocked to the region each summer. Soon, many of the famous big bands started to provide dance music at packed outdoor venues along the river even into the 1950s. Woody Herman, Tommy Dorsey and other famous names were frequent performers during the Big Band era. Hollywood stars were also frequent visitors.

Content references

* [http://www.ss.ca.gov/executive/ca_roster/2007/pdf/02d_unincorp.pdf Unincorporated Areas in California]
* [http://www.co.sonoma.ca.us/cdc/pdf/rrrocdesignguide072105.pdf RRROC Draft Design Guidelines]
* [http://www.parks.ca.gov/default.asp?page_id=23367 History of Armstrong Redwoods SR]
* [http://www.ferngrove.com/history.shtml History of Russian River Recreation Area]
* [http://www.sonoma.winecountry.com/regions/russian_river/index.html Russian River/West County Map]

External links

* [http://www.parks.ca.gov/default.asp?page_id=450 Armstrong Redwoods SR]
* [http://www.parks.ca.gov/default.asp?page_id=452 Austin Creek SRA]
* [http://www.russianriver.com/ Russian River Chamber of Commerce & Visitor Center]
* [http://www.co.sonoma.ca.us/cdc/rrrocmain.htm Russian River Redevelopment Oversight Committee (RRROC)]
* [http://www.russianriverhistory.org/ Russian River Historical Society]
* [http://www.davidrumsey.com/directory/where/Guernewood+Park++Calif++/ Historic Maps of Guernewood Park]
* [http://www.topoquest.com/map.asp?lat=38.49499&lon=-123.00924&s=100&size=m&datum=nad83&layer=DRG100 Topographic map from TopoQuest]
* [http://www.mapquest.com/maps/map.adp?latlongtype=decimal&latitude=38.49694&longitude=-123.01139&zoom=11 Street map from MapQuest]

Area business

* [http://www.ferngrove.com/index.shtml Fern Grove]