Category: Timeline

The St. Helena Historical Society preserves and shares this story — through its Heritage Center, photo archive, oral histories, and…

Robert Mondavi opens his winery on Highway 29, ushering in the modern era of Napa Valley winemaking and putting St.…

Prohibition shutters most wineries. Some survive by producing sacramental wine or shipping grapes east. The town’s economy shifts to prunes,…

The railroad reaches St. Helena, connecting the town to San Francisco and opening new markets for its wine, grain, and…

Charles Krug establishes the valley’s first commercial winery, beginning St. Helena’s long transformation from farming town to wine country landmark.

Henry Still files the original town plat. St. Helena begins as a small settlement serving the surrounding farms and ranches…