Petaluma
a city of California in Sonoma co. It is on the Petaluma river, the Northwestern Pacific and the Petaluma and Santa Rosa railroads. The city is an important agricultural com- Important munity, and the raising of poultry is one of the chief industries. There are manufactories of silk, flour, machine shops and foundries, shoes, gas engines, etc.
Pop. (1910) 5,880; (1920) 6,226.