California, Napa County, near St. Helena
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One and one half miles north of here, at the second crossing of Chiles Creek, is the spot known as “Whiskey Crossing”. Although shrouded in folklore, the origin of the name is based upon a probable incident that took place in the early days of Napa County. A man returning from Joseph B. Chiles’ Rancho Catacula, with a cask of whiskey, was fording the creek when the cask toppled from his wagon and burst apart in the creek. Another tale asserts that teamsters from Knoxville to Napa, would break open or perhaps finish a bottle here, about the half way point in the journey.
(Roads & Vehicles • Waterways & Vessels) Includes location, directions, 3 photos, GPS coordinates, map.
One and one half miles north of here, at the second crossing of Chiles Creek, is the spot known as “Whiskey Crossing”. Although shrouded in folklore, the origin of the name is based upon a probable incident that took place in the early days of Napa County. A man returning from Joseph B. Chiles’ Rancho Catacula, with a cask of whiskey, was fording the creek when the cask toppled from his wagon and burst apart in the creek. Another tale asserts that teamsters from Knoxville to Napa, would break open or perhaps finish a bottle here, about the half way point in the journey.(Roads & Vehicles • Waterways & Vessels) Includes location, directions, 3 photos, GPS coordinates, map.
