Collier's New Encyclopedia (1921)/Santa Rosa

SANTA ROSA, a city and county-seat of Sonoma co., Cal.; on Santa Rosa creek, and on the Southern Pacific, the Petaluma and Santa Rosa and the Northwestern Pacific railroads; 52 miles N. by W. of San Francisco. It is in a fertile valley and has a delightful climate, highly adapted to the culture of grapes and other fruit. The experimental gardens of Luther Burbank are located here. It contains several educational institutions, a National bank, and daily and weekly newspapers. There are manufactories of iron, soap, carriages; fruit canning, etc. Pop. (1910) 7,817; (1920) 8,758.