For most of its history, Valley Ford has been a quiet speck on the map — a rural stop along Highway 1 best known for dairy farms, fog-draped hills, and the occasional coastal traveler in search of oysters. With a population of around 150 people, it is the kind of town visitors usually pass through, not write home about.
But recently, Valley Ford has found itself at the center of an unexpected phenomenon: Google Maps may have accidentally made it famous.
A Digital Reroute With Real-World Impact
For decades, the typical route from Petaluma to Bodega Bay followed the scenic but winding Highway 116. But sometime in recent years
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