27 WAYITWAS-2000-28 eng Goerke-Shrode, Sabine How little Dickson became Dixon 2000-07-03 Dixon is one of the newest towns in Solano County. Its official founding date is 1868. Years earlier, in 1853, 53-year old Thomas Dickson arrived in the area from Iowa, accompanied by livestock, three wagons, five children and his pregnant wife. vacahc@gmail.com 28 00099802378 Publication/Article CaVaHC http://www.solanoarticles.com/history/index.php/vhcdb/28/ Read Article http://www.solanohistory.net/articles/28/28.1.pdf PDF Document