Ukiah
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Darline Bergere
Darline Bergere is a former newspaper columnist from the San Francisco Bay Area and a longtime Ukiah resident. She has gathered images from the Grace Hudson Museum, Held-Poage Historical Museum, Mendocino County Museum, and private collections to illustrate some of Ukiah's most notable men and women.
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INTRODUCTION
From 1859, when it officially became a town, breaking away from being governed by Sonoma County, Ukiah went on to be voted the No. 1 Small Town in California in the late 1990s. Ukiah was where the ranchers came to town to shop, then rode their horses to the nearest tavern, where they were served their libations while still sitting in the saddle. In the 1960s, the back to the land movement
led the city folks
to flee to the gentle valley.
Ukiah has always been the refuge of a widely diverse population, including ranchers and farmers working side by side with winery owners, artists, and musicians enriching the local culture, Pomo Indians weaving unique baskets that are sought after throughout the world, and Spanish settlers who put down roots through the Feliz and Yokayo land grants, bringing their rich culture and traditions to the area to be shared with everyone in the valley. Descendants of the original settlers still live in the community.
Nestled in a beautiful valley surrounded by mountains, Ukiah supported the logging industry and pear orchards during the 1900s and more recently wineries and craftsmen. This is the site of Vichy Springs Resort, built in the mid-1800s. Vichy Springs was a favorite destination of luminaries such as Jack London, world-famous author of stories of the Northwest, who enjoyed relaxing at the spa’s rejuvenating baths. Presidents Grant and Harrison were frequent visitors, as well as Mark Twain and Robert Lewis Stevenson; boxer John L. Sullivan had his training camp here.
Just on the outskirts of Ukiah is the sleepy little village of Hopland, home to one of the banks of Pomo Indians and where one will find wineries, Bocce ball courts, and the first solar living center in Northern California.
Take a walk back in time though the Grace Hudson/Sun House Museum. There one will find some of the finest examples of Pomo basketry and weavings in the country. The museum is also home to many of Grace Carpenter Hudson’s oil paintings of Pomo children and life on the reservation.
Summer months bring the annual Sunday in the Park free concerts with many well-known musicians from throughout the country. Every Fourth of July, descendants of the Johnson and Cunningham families get together for a family picnic, a celebration that has been going on for over 100 years. In September, visitors flock to the Fabulous Flashback Car Show and Poker Run weekend.
During the month of October, the City of Ten Thousand Buddhas in Talmage, on the outskirts of Ukiah, holds its annual Honoring Elders weekend. December brings the Lighted Truck Parade, where local companies and drives of privately owned semitruck decorate their rigs with Christmas lights and decorations. The parade drives down State Street, the main street of Ukiah, ending at Alex Thomas Plaza for the annual Small Town Christmas celebration.
Ukiah is a town where everyone still rides their bicycles, the high school has a homecoming parade before the big game, and the bells still ring on the ice cream truck. In the early 1920s, the local chamber of commerce began promoting Ukiah as the Gateway to the Redwoods.
One
EARLY DAYS AND THOSE WHO SHAPED UKIAH
Whether in a big city or a small town like Ukiah, there are always people who shape the area with their contributions. Ukiah’s beginnings are quite remarkable in the wide diversity of the early inhabitants. Three separate Pomo bands of Native Americans resided in the area. They were the Yokayo band, the Guidiville band, and the Pinoleville band, who all settled in the valley.
The area was home to photographer A. O. Carpenter, who traveled throughout Mendocino County documenting life in the area through his photography. Grace Hudson,