April 04, 2016

M. Vonsen Company: Rivertown Feed & Pet Country Store

April 04, 2016/ Stephanie Bastianon

"The following is a student created blog regarding the history of the Petaluma Watershed. This blog is part of a series from students at Casa Grande participating in the Watershed Classroom with educators Paula Biancalana and Jolene Thinnes."

Magnus Vonsen was born in Vallejo, Sonoma County, California. He filled the warehouses full of grain for Petaluma's agricultural community and later became part owner in a grocery, feed and grain store in Petaluma in 1904. The store is now named after him as the M. Vonsen Company, located right next to the river on First Street. During that time he was also interested in minerals and had the opportunity to have a mineral named after him. This feed and grain store is very well known around Petaluma and other towns and is still around today.

By Daisy Vasquez

Watershed Classroom

Watershed Classroom supports the implementation of exceptionally engaging curriculum about the Petaluma River and Watershed to educate youth in Petaluma about their place in our environment, how their decisions and actions affect their environment and inspire youth to conserve and celebrate the Petaluma Watershed.