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102:, but in 1896 Washington determined that it could no longer fund a privately operated facility and withdrew its financial support. The association had no choice but to turn the Veterans Home over to the state of California in 1897. The state paid the association $ 20 and officially changed the name to the Veterans Home of California at Yountville. At the time the state took over the home, it had an estimated value of $ 320,000 and consisted of 55 steam-heated buildings with electric lighting, running water and a sewer system. The grounds also had a successful dairy, hog farm, and chicken ranch and was the home for 800 veterans of the Mexican, Civil, and Indian wars.
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