Cloverdale in the Early Days

Cloverdale was coming together as a town in the early 1860s.  Dr. Shipley of Cloverdale paints a picture covering six decades starting in the mid 1860s.

And So It Ends

Our journey covering fifty years, 1922-1972, is complete.  We’ve lived the best of times.  Nearly one hundred topics have been addressed and there are that many more which could be covered.  Time and space set boundaries.  Within the following pages, Froggie will demonstrate his Magic Twanger’s capabilities and cover some highlighted topics that were bypassed along the way.

Winging It

No Reveilles exist for 1922 or 1923.  So let's throw some water on a hot topic - fires. Like many things, fires accompany life. The five most spectacular blazes in Cloverdale's history are listed below:

The Grove

One of the best decisions ever made by Cloverdale was to purchase “The Grove” known today as “City Park.”  Parties of all kinds, Scout activities, countless baseball games, high school football games before 1960, and many other events are held at this location.

Spirited Sorts

Jane Leist and "Mother" Murray's relative Isabelle Murray lit up the scoreboard in 1924.  Both high performers in many ways, they returned to Cloverdale's classrooms as teachers.

Isabelle Murray became Mrs. Isabelle Nobles after high school.

Healdsburg to Cloverdale

Roaring 20s

Missing in Archives

The Roaring Twenties played out big time in Cloverdale.  The Class of 1927 has Old Homestead in their back yard -- Preston.  Buried in the dust and ashes of history, this magnificent structure provided a lot of jobs for Cloverdalians.

Year of the Banker

Pioneer Families

Some scoundrel absconded with all fifty-two issues of the Reveille for 1931.  By this year several family names had taken root and are present in Cloverdale today (2015).