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Echos Of Solanos Past

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157.	Mare Island had vital role in Navy history / Delaplane, Kristin [279] [ECHOS-1996-279] In 1775, Don Perez Ayala, a Spanish explorer, was the first white man to set foot on Mare Island, which he dubbed Isla de la Plana. His men killed some of the local elk and departed. In 1835, a crude ferry transported men and stock between land on either side of the Carquinez Straits. During one of these trips a squall caused the animals to panic, kicking the ferry apart [...] Detailed record - Similar records
158.	Gas, murder and missiles in hills' history / Delaplane, Kristin [278] [ECHOS-1996-278] Second in a series Besides the Rush family, another noted early settler in the Potrero Hills was S. Clinton Hastings. Then a group of Scandinavians settled on the northern slopes; this area became known as Scandia (Little Norway). Detailed record - Similar records
159.	Prehistoric camels roamed Potrero Hills / Delaplane, Kristin [277] [ECHOS-1996-277] First in a series The low-range Potrero Hills start about three miles southeast of Fairfield and run some five miles or 10,000 acres. The maximum elevation is 400 feet above sea level. The geologists find the fact that they run in an east-west direction - interesting, as the majority of such features in the area run northwest. Detailed record - Similar records
160.	Early hotels were favorite gathering spots / Delaplane, Kristin [276] [ECHOS-1996-276] Last in a series In 1874, Mason Wilson sold his Vacaville hotel to General E.S. Davis of Oakland, and Davis' brother, J.F. Davis, operated it as the Davis Hotel. In 1888, Davis described it as "The Best Hotel In Vacaville." It was located at Main and Davis streets, and one of the hotel's attractions, according to an advertisement, was that it was a nightly gathering spot for old-timers. Detailed record - Similar records
161.	At old hotels, you slept with your boots on / Delaplane, Kristin [275] [ECHOS-1996-275] Third in a series Suisun City's major hotel was the landmark Roberts House located on the square. It burned down, but it was rebuilt in a most lavish manner. It featured three stories with a balcony and was renamed the Arlington Hotel. In 1868, the site of Elmira was established to accommodate the train, and within a bit of time the Sample Rooming House and Bar was built. Detailed record - Similar records
162.	Floods and fire made many idle roomers / Delaplane, Kristin [274] [ECHOS-1996-274] Second in a series In 1857, the town of Rio Vista was founded, with J.M. Sidwell as one of the original settlers. It was in that year that Sidwell built a hotel. The fate of that hotel was to be complete destruction, along with the rest of the area's structures, when the flood of 1862 hit with such force it drowned out the entire town. Detailed record - Similar records
163.	Hotels flourished during Gold Rush period / Delaplane, Kristin [273] [ECHOS-1996-273] One of the county's first hotels was owned by Capt. Edward von Pfister, who had purchased a whole line of goods for a general store in Hawaii. In 1846, he moved to Benicia and set up a general store in a 40-by-25-foot adobe. His store became a gathering place by day and bar/hotel at night, the store's floor providing the sleeping quarters. Detailed record - Similar records
164.	Armijo's holdings torn by ownership wars / Delaplane, Kristin [272] [ECHOS-1996-272] Last in a series Other people began laying claim to Armijo's land as early as the mid-1840s. Detailed record - Similar records
165.	Brandy and hides were Jose Armijo's trade / Delaplane, Kristin [271] [ECHOS-1996-271] First in a series Early oral tradition has it that Jose Francisco Armijo was taken to the land of Suisun Valley as early as 1828 by Cayetano Juarez. Juarez said he had lived near the area since about 1821. The next report of Armijo being in the area is as a merchant in 1835. Detailed record - Similar records
166.	Berreyesas inundated long before lake formed / Delaplane, Kristin [270] [ECHOS-1996-270] Information for this article came from the Vacaville Heritage Council, Vacaville Museum, Solano Genealogical Society, and "Berreyesa, The Rape of the Mexican Land Grant" by Eftimeous Salonites. Detailed record - Similar records

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