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Healdsburg California Holiday Ornament - Memorial Beach Bridge

Healdsburg California Holiday Ornament - Memorial Beach Bridge

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It's a July afternoon at Memorial Beach, the river is dammed up for swimming, and every bather on the sand is dressed for summer except one. The man in the white swim trunks has decided it's Christmas, Santa hat and all. Two wreaths on the bridge suggest the town agrees.

The crossing came first. Settlers forded the Russian River at this spot from the 1850s, and in 1921 the American Bridge Company put up a two-span steel Pratt through truss to carry the Redwood Highway across — at the time, the only steel bridge on the river. Summer dams of logs and earth had been backing up a swimming hole here since about 1905. In 1955 Sonoma County built a proper seasonal dam with post-war money set aside for veterans' facilities, which is how the beach came to be Veterans Memorial Beach.

Through the 1950s and '60s the dammed river ran almost a mile upstream, with speedboats, water-skiers and a beach packed shoulder to shoulder. The bridge's decorative lamps came down in that same decade. We put the wreaths back up — Christmas at the beach, Healdsburg style.

For anyone who swam under that bridge as a kid or still does every July, and for the civil engineer who can name a truss on sight.

A three-inch faceted crystal ornament, the art printed on a white backing so the line work stays crisp and the facets catch the light. It comes in a white or gold gift box, ready to give, and is printed to order in the USA. The art is drawn as an 1880s-style engraving, after a vintage Memorial Beach postcard.

3-inch faceted crystal glass · white-backed print · white or gold gift box · printed to order in the USA


QUICK FACTS — HEALDSBURG CA CRYSTAL ORNAMENT — MEMORIAL BEACH BRIDGE

Town: Healdsburg, California

Founded: 1857; incorporated 1867

Known for: The 1857 Plaza; the Russian River; the meeting of the Russian River, Dry Creek and Alexander valleys

Art: Memorial Beach Bridge, original Merlin Classics engraving

Blank: 3-inch (76 mm) round clear crystal glass ornament, faceted gem-cut edge

Print: white-backed for contrast; red ribbon hanger

Packaging: white or gold gift box, chosen at checkout

Made to order in the USA



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Every item is made to order, so please check the size chart on this page before you buy. Women's fitted tees run small; size up for a looser fit. Caps are one size with an adjustable strap.

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We make each item to order using premium blanks, embroidery and soft-hand prints. Production takes 2-5 business days (weekends and holidays excluded), then 4-10 days in transit via USPS, UPS or FedEx to U.S. addresses; most orders arrive within 6-15 business days. You'll get a tracking link the moment it ships. Any current shipping offer is shown in the bar at the top of every page and applies automatically at checkout, no code needed.

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Apparel: wash cold, inside out, with like colors; no bleach; tumble dry low or hang dry. Embroidered pieces: iron inside out to protect the stitching. Caps: spot clean. Printed glasses and water bottles: hand wash only, no dishwasher, so the artwork lasts. Mugs and engraved glasses are dishwasher safe. Any item-specific care notes are in the description above.

Who makes this?

Merlin Classics is a small Connecticut brand making original retro designs for the towns people love. Every piece is printed, embroidered or engraved to order in the USA, and the business supports hunger relief in the communities our collections celebrate.

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By the late twentieth century the three valleys had won formal recognition as American Viticultural Areas, and Healdsburg's identity settled into place: Zinfandel from Dry Creek, Pinot Noir and Chardonnay from the Russian River, Cabernet from Alexander Valley — a town defined by what grows around it. The Russian River still runs through it all, with its swimming beaches in summer and its mist in the cool of the morning.

The town began with the Gold Rush. Harmon Heald, an Ohio businessman, came west and settled on the old Mexican Rancho Sotoyome; in 1857 he platted a town around a Spanish-style central Plaza, and in 1867 Healdsburg was incorporated. The Pomo people had lived in this valley long before — renowned basketweavers whose presence is woven into the region's deeper history. When the railroad arrived in 1871, the farm country of prunes, hops, and orchards began its long turn toward the grape.

Why People Visit Healdsburg

Healdsburg pairs walkable small-town charm with world-class wine country. Visitors split their time between the plaza, the river, and the surrounding valleys, drawn by the food, the vineyards, and the refined-yet-down-to-earth Sonoma ambiance. It's a gentle, gracious base for the whole of northern Sonoma County.

Healdsburg California Merlin Classics retro vintage logo featuring the California bear and star over California Republic Est. 1850