*** Source: Thompson, Robert A., Historical and descriptive sketch of Sonoma County, California. Philadelphia: L.H. Everts & Co., 1877, 122 pgs. Notice: This data is donated to the Public Domain by TAG, 2004, and may be copied freely by anyone to anywhere. *** ---page 59--- ety bridge, which crossed above the city. The new owners of the Hopper tract at once built a draw-bridge across the creek, at the foot of Washington street, and surveyed and sub-divided the land into town and villa-lots. Build- ing commenced on that side, and it is now an important part of the city. The depot of the San Francisco and North Pacific Railroad is in East Petaluma, and it grows quite as fast as other portions of the city. The land has been raised by the overflow of the creeks which cross the Petaluma valley. These streams formerly spread out over the plain beyond the town, but were gradu- ally confined to a narrow channel, through which this rich tribute from the hills was brought across the plain and spread over the lands of East Petaluma, thereby greatly enhancing their value. East Petaluma was included within the limits of the city as already incorporated by an act of the legislature of 1858. The streets are well graded and graveled, and at least two principle highways lead into the city from that direction. THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS. Petaluma has always nurtured its system of public schools. Its corps of teachers have been the best that could be procured, and its school-buildings are a credit as well as an ornament to the place. The high school was first opened in July, 1873, Professor C. E. Hutton in charge. Dr. F. H. Rose suc- ceeded him. Dr. Rose resigned in 1874, and J. W. McClymonds, the present incumbent, was elected. Miss Anna Holbrook is his assistant. The number of pupils in this department is about sixty. The high-school building is situated on D street; it was built as a private academy for Professor Lippitt, who used it for that purpose until it was purchased by the board of education for a high school. The style of architecture is gothic; it is two stories in height, contains four study-rooms, a library-room, an ante-room, and halls. The grounds are ornamented with evergreens, flowers, and grass plots. M. E. C. Munday is principal of the grammar and primary departments. Mrs. J. E. Woodworth had charge of the second grade; Miss Eliza Robinson has charge of the third grade; Miss Marilla Camm had charge of the fourth grade; Miss Rosa Haskins of the fifth grade; Miss Emma S. Elder of the sixth grade; Miss Sallie E. Hall of the seventh grade; Miss Hattie Fuller of the eighth grade. Miss I. E. Anderson has charge of the class taught in the high- school building, belonging to the fifth grade of the primary department. On the hill, in the northeast part of the city, there is a school of the sixth, seventh and eighth grades of the primary department in charge of Miss Clara Eddy. In East Petaluma there is a school for the same grades, in charge of Miss Helen A. Singley. Miss Annie Camm has charge of the school on D street, for colored children. The total number of teachers in grammar and primary department, thirteen. The grammar school is a large two-story brick building, located on the corner of B and Fifth streets. It was built in 1859, and since then has undergone several changes in its interior arrangements, to accomo- date the increasing number of pupils. The building contains eight rooms, of which four are on the upper, and four on the ground floor. It has a seating capacity for about four hundred pupils. The grounds are enclosed by a high board fence, inside of which is a row of silver-leaf maple tree, which add *** end ***