A HOOKER HOUSE
Yesterday we took two Ohio visitors to Healdsburg on a tour of the county, which I enjoy, and in the town of Sonoma we stumbled on an attraction that was new to us: The Hooker House. At one point or another before the Civil War, generals-to-be Grant, Sherman and Hooker were stationed in Sonoma and stayed in the Hooker house, a small wooden residence down an alley on the east side of the Sonoma zocalo (plaza). It was one of several houses Hooker owned.
The house is open to the public and contains some interesting photographs and charts (and nice docents). Hooker's military career had ups and downs, and he is probably most famous for the camp followers his army attracted, which came to be known as "hookers" in his honor. That is how the term originated.
Yesterday we took two Ohio visitors to Healdsburg on a tour of the county, which I enjoy, and in the town of Sonoma we stumbled on an attraction that was new to us: The Hooker House. At one point or another before the Civil War, generals-to-be Grant, Sherman and Hooker were stationed in Sonoma and stayed in the Hooker house, a small wooden residence down an alley on the east side of the Sonoma zocalo (plaza). It was one of several houses Hooker owned.
The house is open to the public and contains some interesting photographs and charts (and nice docents). Hooker's military career had ups and downs, and he is probably most famous for the camp followers his army attracted, which came to be known as "hookers" in his honor. That is how the term originated.
Great story with a twist, Gary. Thanks for posting it, and the photo, too.
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