Sanitarium, California
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United StatesElevation587 ft (179 m)
Sanitarium | |
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  Sanitarium Location in California  Sanitarium Sanitarium (the United States) | |
| Coordinates: 38°32′42″N 122°28′32″W / 38.54500°N 122.47556°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State |  California |
| County | Napa County |
| Elevation | 587 ft (179 m) |
Sanitarium (formerly, Crystal Springs)[2] is an unincorporated community in Napa County, California.[1] It lies at an elevation of 587 feet (179 m).[1] Sanitarium is located 2.5 miles (4.0 km) north of Saint Helena.[2]
The settlement was founded in 1878 by Seventh-day Adventists who opened a sanitarium that they called the Rural Health Retreat at Crystal Springs, later St. Helena Sanitarium, and now St. Helena Hospital.[2][3][4] The community that developed around the sanitarium was called Sanitarium.[2]
The Sanitarium post office operated from 1901 to 1970, when it was removed and renamed Deer Park.[2]
