Snell Valley
{{Short description|Landform in Napa County, California, U.S.}}
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Snell Valley is a depression landform in Napa County, California.David L. Durham. 2001 This feature is located approximately five miles north of Aetna Springs. The valley is noted for its diversity of wildflowers, and within Snell Valley is the Missimer Wildflower Preserve. An example of wildflowers in Snell Valley is Gold Nuggets, Calochortus luteus.C. Michael Hogan. 2009
File:Butts Creek, Snell Valley.jpg flows through the center of Snell Valley; As seen in July 2016]]
History
Snell Valley was part of Rancho Guenoc when it was deeded as part of a Mexican land grant in 1845. It is assumed that the valley is named after George and Hiram Snell, two brothers from Germany, who were documented as residents of the Guenoc Rancho in 1857.{{Cite web|url=http://wordpress.napahistory.org/wordpress/you-cant-get-there-from-here/|title=You Can’t Get There from Here… |work= Napa County Historical Society|language=en-US|access-date=2017-05-07}}
In August 2020, Snell Valley was evacuated due to the Hennessey Fire, which burned of over {{Convert|315,000|acre|ha|0|abbr=on}} in five counties, including in Snell Valley.{{cite web|title=Hennessey Fire Information|url=https://www.fire.ca.gov/incidents/2020/8/17/hennessey-fire/ |website=CAL FIRE |accessdate=17 August 2020}}
See also
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References
- David L. Durham. 2001. Durham's place names of California's old wine country, page 65
- C. Michael Hogan. 2009. [https://web.archive.org/web/20111004094242/http://www.globaltwitcher.com/artspec_information.asp?thingid=97686 Yellow Mariposa Lily: Calochortus luteus, GlobalTwitcher.com, ed. N. Stromberg]
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Category:Valleys of California
Category:Valleys of Napa County, California
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