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Vaca-Pena, Lagoon Valley, and Vacaville Historic Timeline

Bowen, Jerry

1999

Abstract: Historical Timeline outlining major events in Vacaville History. Before the 1800 - Physical environment - Tule elk, antelope, grizzly bears, coyotes, waterfowl, and predatory birds prior to influx of Europeans thick groves of oak trees and acorns in the valleys prior to pioneer families clearing for grain; heavy brush on hills, upland soils on English Hills poor, but rich in spots, rich, recent alluvial soils in valley bottoms, mountains protect valleys from west winds and hills warmer than valleys so fruit, vegetables ripened, earlier creeks originally shallow and slow, but hill culture intensified erosion and deepening of creeks.

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FULLTEXT LINK : http://www.solanohistory.net/timelines/CaVaHC-TIMELINE-1999-0001.pdf

Record created 2007-10-24, last modified 2007-10-24

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