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6634.	Wolfskill family set tone for Solano's future / Delaplane, Kristin [245] [ECHOS-1995-245] Information for this article came from the Vacaville Heritage Council and the Vacaville Museum. Wolfskill descendants can trace their story back to the 1740s Prussia and Frederick the Great's ongoing wars. Rather than fight in wars where the loss of life was incredibly high, in 1742, Joseph Wolfskeil moved to the wilderness of Pennsylvania to take his chances. Detailed record - Similar records
6635.	Soft land, big fire and cars sink Suisun City / Delaplane, Kristin [244] [ECHOS-1995-244] Information for this article came from the Vacaville Heritage Council, Solano Genealogical Society and the Solano Historian. Second of two parts Historian Wood Young found these tidbits in an 1871 issue of the Weekly Solano Republican. Printed business-card-size advertisements for local doctors along with advertisements for patent medicines that cured consumption and seemingly every other wretched ailment that could befall a human being. Detailed record - Similar records
6636.	Suisun City becomes 1880s commerce center / Delaplane, Kristin [243] [ECHOS-1995-243] Information for this article came from the Vacaville Heritage Council, Solano Genealogical Society, Solano Historian and the Suisun City Fire Department. First of two parts Suisun Township was the largest township in Solano County, consisting of about 110,000 acres; 10,000 of those acres were under water. The township was bounded all around by Elmira, Vacaville, Napa County, Green Valley Township, Benicia and the Montezuma Township. Detailed record - Similar records
6637.	Rockville grew into crossroads for early routes / Delaplane, Kristin [242] [ECHOS-1995-242] Information for this article came from the Vacaville Historical Society, Solano Genealogical Society and Fairfield Public Library. The village of Rockville in the Green Valley Township was located in the general vicinity where the Susuine Indians had previously located their head tribal village. The Indians called this place Yul Yul, meaning the place of the setting sun. When the white man's disease, smallpox, hit in 1839, the tribe numbers were vastly depleted and the few surviving Suisunees left the area, many choosing the safety of the missions in Sonoma and San Jose. In later years Chief Solano returned to this sacred place, where he died and was buried. Detailed record - Similar records
6638.	Water and wine fuel growth of Green Valley / Delaplane, Kristin [241] [ECHOS-1995-241] Information for this article came from the Vacaville Historical Society, Vacaville Museum, Solano Genealogical Society and Fairfield Public Library. Green Valley was officially established in 1853, and as it became inhabited was described by a writer of the time as being almost a Garden of Eden: Detailed record - Similar records
6639.	Town of Cordelia launched with high hopes / Delaplane, Kristin [240] [ECHOS-1995-240] Information for this article came from the Vacaville Heritage Council, Solano Genealogical Society and Fairfield Public Library archives. In 1866, the boundaries of Green Valley Township were laid out. They included the sites of Green Valley and Suisun Valley and the villages Cordelia/Bridgeport, and Rockville. Detailed record - Similar records
6640.	Bird's Landing finds strength as retail center / Delaplane, Kristin [239] [ECHOS-1995-239] Information for this article came from the Vacaville Heritage Council, Vacaville Museum, and Solano County Genealogical Society. Second of two parts Last week we looked at the beginnings of Collinsville, founded by the notorious Hastings as a new frontier for a group of Mormons. The Mormons never arrived, but a settlement of farmers and fisherman was established. The land changed hands and was the product of a huge land scam. In two years the scam unraveled and the town was sold to Emory Irving Upham. Detailed record - Similar records
6641.	Montezuma outlasts scam, shady characters / Delaplane, Kristin [237] [ECHOS-1995-237] Information for this article came from the Vacaville Museum, Vacaville Heritage Council and Solano County Genealogical Society. First of two parts The Montezuma Township consisted of 75 square miles and was bounded by Denverton on the north, Rio Vista on the east, the Sacramento River to the south and Suisun to the west. The towns in the township were Bird's Landing and Collinsville, which were located on the rolling hills known as the Montezuma Hills. Detailed record - Similar records
6642.	Shipping built Maine Prairie; rail killed it / Delaplane, Kristin [236] [ECHOS-1995-236] Information for this article came from the Vacaville Museum, Vacaville Heritage Council, and the Vacaville Public Library What was the Maine Prairie Township lies about 10 miles southeast of Dixon and 18 miles northeast of Fairfield on Highway 113, the Rio-Dixon Road. Towns in the township were Maine Prairie and Binghamton. Detailed record - Similar records
6643.	Solano townships boomed, then went bust / Delaplane, Kristin [235] [ECHOS-1995-235] Information for this article came from the Vacaville Museum, Vacaville Heritage Council and Vacaville Public Library. Solano County was one of the original 27 counties organized when California became a state in 1850. Providing water transport by the Sacramento River and its many sloughs and with some of the richest farming land, it was an ideal place to establish town sites. The towns were settled by men from the gold fields and those who came to California as pioneers. Detailed record - Similar records

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