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Battle of Sebastopol Avenue on the P&SR tracks, March 1, 1904

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Battle of Sebastopol Avenue on the P&SR tracks, March 1, 1904

Sort Title: Battle of Sebastopol Avenue on the P&SR tracks, March 1, 1904
Copyright Statement: Neither the Western Sonoma County Historical Society nor the Sonoma County Library make any assertions as to ownership of any original copyrights to digitized images and can claim only physical ownership of the image(s) described in this records. However, these images are intended for Personal or Research use only. Any other kind of use, including, but not limited to commercial or scholarly publication in any medium or format, public exhibition, or use online or in a web site, may be subject to additional restrictions including but not limited to the copyrights held by parties other than the Library. USERS ARE SOLELY RESPONSIBLE for determining the existence of such rights and for obtaining any permissions and/or paying associated fees necessary for the proposed use. Preferred credit line is: Courtesy, the Western Sonoma County Historical Society. Please contact the Society regarding additional reproduction and reuse information at: https://wschs.org/contact-us
Original/Copy Note: Photocopy
Negative #: N206
Negative Location: Photo Negative Binder A
Shelving Location of Physical Item(s): WSCHS Archives: Rack C: Shelf 4: Box 1
Accession #: 93-212
Digital Collections Topical Subgroup(s): Railroads of Sonoma County and Northern California
Digital Collections Area Group(s): Local History & Culture
Digital Collection Name(s): Western Sonoma County Historical Society Collection
Digital Collections Identifier: casebwsc_pho_001792
Local System Identifier: 1792
Original Collection Name: Western Sonoma County Historical Society Photographic Collection
Cdm file name: 1411.jp2
Cdm ID: 1408
Cdm Reference URL path: cdm/ref/collection/p15763coll11/id/1408
Archival File Data Quality: Medium resolution master file image (200 ppi)
Archival File ID: 013\1792.JPG
Date Digitized: D:00 M:00 Y:2009
Digitizing Agency: Western Sonoma County Historical Society, 261 South Main St., Sebastopol, CA 95472 (https://wschs.org)
Immediate Source of Acquisition: Source of acquisition not identified
Acquisition Type: Gift
Contributing Organizations: Western Sonoma County Historical Society, 261 South Main St., Sebastopol, CA 95472 (https://wschs.org)
Cdm file path: /p15763coll11/image/1411.jp2
Dimension Details: Matted
Item Physical Dimensions: 8" x 10"
Other Physical Details: black-and-white
Material Type (WSCHS): Print, Photographic
Number of Parts or Pages: 1
Item Format or Genre: Black-and-white photographs
Subcategory: Documentary Artifact
Category: 8: Communication Artifact
Item Type: Still image
Date Created or Published (clean) (1): D:00 M:00 Y:1904
DateType-PublicationStatus: s
Creation Date (Original): March 1, 1904
Description: Photo--black and white, matted: "The Battle of Sebastopol Avenue" on the P&SR tracks, about 1904. THE BATTLE OF SEBASTOPOL AVENUE: The Petaluma and Santa Rosa line followed Sebastopol Road approaching Santa Rosa from Sebastopol. The construction crew needed to cross the north-south steam railroad to reach downtown Santa Rosa. The steam railroad had operated a parallel branch line from Santa Rosa to Sebastopol since 1890, and would not consent to the crossing allowing a new competitor to offer direct service downtown. Trolley service began to the west side of the crossing on 29 November 1904. Rails were laid on the east side of the steam railroad tracks, and an electric wire was strung overhead in preparation for installing the crossing. A crossing was prefabricated in Sebastopol and loaded on a flat car pushed to the crossing location. But when the interurban crew arrived to install the crossing on 3 January 1905, they found a pair of steam locomotives on either side of the crossing fitted with steam nozzles to spray hot water on anyone approaching the crossing site. The interurban construction crew retreated.The following day the regularly scheduled interurban car #57 arrived secretly carrying the construction crew. Before the steam railway could respond, the crew laid a temporary track across and over the steam rails and had a team of horses pull trolley #57 across to serve downtown Santa Rosa. The steam railroad then obtained a temporary injunction from a San Francisco judge prohibiting installation of the crossing. For a few weeks, passengers from Sebastopol were required to depart their arriving trolley and walk over the steam railroad to reboard trolley #57 for the remainder of the trip.The injunction was dissolved in late February and the interurban construction crew assembled again to install the crossing on 1 March 1905. The steam railroad appeared to be unaware of the status of their injunction, so their locomotives again discouraged the construction crew with hot water. The steam railroad also had a flat car loaded with gravel on hand for their men to fill in the excavation as soon as the interurban crew tried to dig out the crossing site. Tempers flared and several hundred Santa Rosa citizens assembled to watch the entertainment. Santa Rosa police ultimately restored order, and the crossing was installed that evening
Title: Battle of Sebastopol Avenue on the P&SR tracks, March 1, 1904
Local History and Culture Theme: Transportation
Source of Title and Description Note: Title supplied by cataloger
Maps/StreetView: View location in Google Maps
Map Zoom Level: 17
Geocoding Status: Exact geocoding
Longitude: -122.7213862
Latitude: 38.4329657
Street Address: Sebastopol Road and Joe Rodota Trail, Santa Rosa, California
Geographic Metadata Source: GNIS
Geographic Feature: Joe Rodota Trail, Sebastopol Road
City or Town: Santa Rosa
California County: Sonoma
State or Province: California
Country: United States
WSCHS Subject (Topical): tracks, railroads, trains, engines, Sebastopol Avenue, battle, Petaluma & Santa Rosa Railroad
Subject (Time Period): 1900-1909
Subject (Corporate Body): Petaluma & Santa Rosa Railway Company
Filename: casebwsc_pho_001792.jp2
Credit line: Courtesy, Western Sonoma County Historical Society
Subject keywords: Transportation; Petaluma & Santa Rosa Railway Company; 1900-1909; United States; California; Sonoma; Santa Rosa; Joe Rodota Trail; Sebastopol Road
Single date for City of SR GIS: D:00 M:00 Y:1904
View on Alternative Site: View photo location on the Sonoma County Historical Photos Map hosted by the City of Santa Rosa
Collection(s): Western Sonoma County Historical Society Collection

IIIF manifest: https://iiif.quartexcollections.com/sonomalibrary/iiif/4fca6998-be36-4c2a-9980-d2600ee40ce0/manifest

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