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Santa Rosa[san´tu rO´zu] Pronunciation Key, city (1990 pop. 113,313), seat of Sonoma co., W Calif.; inc. 1868. It is an industrial city and a retail, financial, and medical center for the fertile Sonoma Valley. The city's large retail business serves the growing number of residents. Santa Rosa is one of the fastest-growing U.S. cities, marked by a population increase of more than 37% between 1980 and 1990. Luther Burbank lived there, and his gardens are preserved as a monument. Of interest also is the Church of One Tree, built (1874) from a single redwood, and now housing the Robert L. Ripley Memorial Museum. California State Univ., Sonoma, is nearby. In the vicinity are the Jack London "Wolf House" and memorial museum, Armstrong Redwoods State Park, and many other state parks and historic and natural attractions.
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