Napa Co Courthouse Part 2 John Ahmann 06-09.wmv
Channel: America500tv
Date: 2011-06-28

John Ahmann shares some stories of early Napa' settlement to launch The Napa Valley Story project for the America500 Birthday Extravaganza 2007-2012.  The transplanted Missouri family farmer is a Napa County cattle rancher in the Carneros district on SF Bay wetlands.  Ahmann co-hosted the first flag raising ceremony at the Napa County Courthouse steps as a community model to commemorate the naming of the continents America.  The Organizing Committee in Napa Valley and Napa Rotary members created the celebration to share the 2009 Bring Home The Spirit of History Edition.  Napa and fifty cities statewide received the award, Alta California Culture Capital of America to expand community knowledge and enterprise.