*** 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 95--- north as population extended; J. N. Miller was the postmaster. Mr. Morris moved a building from Miller & Walker's to his claim, and put it where Ben Dougherty's house stands. The same year he deeded John Dougherty a lot to move his store, which stood on the Levi Johnson place, to his claim. So the town took a start. Mr. Morris called it Pine Grove,--a more appropriate name than that which it now bears. The formidable name of Sebastopol orig- inated in this way: a man named Jeff Stevens and a man named Hibbs had a fight; Hibbs made a quick retreat to Dougherty's store; Stevens in pursuit. Dougherty stopped Stevens, and forbid him to come to his (Dougherty's) prem- ises. The Crimean was was raging at that time, and the allies were beseiging Sebastopol, which it was thought they would not take. The Pine Grove boys, who were always keen to see a fight,--chagrined at the result,--cried out that Dougherty's store was Hibbs' Sebastopol. The affair was much talked about, and from this incident the town took its name. Captain Auser started the first hotel where Wilson's exchange now is; John Bowman bought out Auser, and the late Henry Wilson succeeded him in 1859. Sepastopol is eight miles west of Santa Rosa, on the west edge of Santa Rosa valley,--at the foot of the low divide, between Santa Rosa and Green valley. It has a delightful climate, and the view of the valley and Mayacmas range, from the hills back of the town, is beautiful. Some day it will become a pop- ular place for villa residences. The Layfayette Lodge of Free and Accepted Masons was installed January 8, 1855,--B. F. Branscom is worshipful master, and G. W. Sanborn is secretary. The lodge owns a commodious hall over the Presbyterian church. The Cumberland Presbyterian Church, known as the Sebastool congregation, was organized in 1851, and was first known as the Bodega congregation; the pas- tor in charge is R. P. Lemon. The Methodist Chruch was organized in 1866. The pastor of the Green Valley Church holds service twice a month in the church at Sebastopol. The merchants of Sebastopol are J. Dougherty, Wilson & Andrews, H. Altmark and G. H. Stowell. There is also a livery stable, kept by B. B. Berry; a hotel, butcher-shop, blacksmith-shop and two physicians. There is a literary society, a temperance society, and a Grange of the Patrons of Husbandry, with thirty members, which was instituted in 1873. The present pop- ulation of the town is two hundred and fifty. FORRESTVILLE. Forrestville is situated twelve miles northwest of Santa Rosa, on the border of the timber country, in what is known as Green Valley. The Guernville branch of the San Francisco and North Pacific Railroad passes within one and a half miles of the town. It was first settled by A. J. Forrester, now in San Louis Obispo county, from whom it takes its doubly-appropriate name. A great many persons who live in Forrestville find employment cutting cord- wood and tan-bark for the San Francisco market; besides there is a good market in the currounding country for posts, pickets, fence-rails, &c. There is a graded public-school in the town of ninety-two scholars, taught by John *** end ***