Benicia History and Historical Tour Guide by Benecia Chamber Of Commerce - 1973

Benecia, CA: Benecia Chamber of Commerce. Very Good. 1973. 2nd Printing. Stapled wraps. This is a trade sized booklet with cardstock covers and a stapled spine. The booklet is in Very Good condiiton and was issued without a dust jacket. The book covers are generally clean and bright, but there is some beginning bumping to the spine ends and corners. There is one small spot of discoloration where a sticker was removed. The text pages are clean and bright. There is a fold out with the set up for the historical set up of Benicia at the center of the book. "The City of Benicia was founded on May 19, 1847, by Dr. Robert Semple, Thomas O. Larkin, and Comandante General Mariano Guadalupe Vallejo, on land donated to them by General Vallejo in December 1846. It was named for the General's wife, Francisca Benicia Carillo de Vallejo, a member of the Carrillo family of California, a prominent Californio dynasty. The General intended that the city be named "Francisca" after his wife, but this name was dropped when the former city of "Yerba Buena" changed its name to "San Francisco," so her second given name was used instead. In his memoirs, William Tecumseh Sherman contended that Benicia was "the best natural site for a commercial city" in the region." (from Wikipedia) .