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197.	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
198.	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
199.	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
200.	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
201.	Vallejo faces decline, gains business footing / Delaplane, Kristin [234] [ECHOS-1995-234] Information for this article came from The Vallejo Naval and Historical Museum and Vacaville Heritage Council. Second of two parts. Last week we saw the beginnings of Vallejo and how the town first formed, its elation at being chosen as the state capital and subsequent disappointment at being removed as the state capital. How Mare Island became its source of revival and subsequent growth.) Detailed record - Similar records
202.	Vallejo's shot as state capital is short-lived / Delaplane, Kristin [233] [ECHOS-1995-233] Information for this article came from the Vallejo Naval and Historical Museum and Vacaville Heritage Council - First of two parts. During the age of the American Indians, the region around Vallejo was known for its wild cattle and horses that fed on the area's high oats. No evidence has ever turned up to show that there were Indian settlements there, but it does appear tribes came from Suisun Valley and other locations to dig for shellfish and hunt the cattle and other game. Detailed record - Similar records
203.	Hard-working Japanese find Vaca a magnet / Delaplane, Kristin [232] [ECHOS-1995-232] Information for this story comes from the Vacaville Museum and Vacaville Heritage Council First of two parts In 1885 the Japanese government officially allowed emigration. In 1887 the first Japanese arrived in Vacaville, willing to work for very low wages. By 1896 there were 30 Japanese in Vacaville. Arichika Ikeda was born in 1864 in Niigata, Japan and was educated in medicine and agriculture [...] Detailed record - Similar records
204.	Agriculture boosts Rio Vista as major port / Delaplane, Kristin [231] [ECHOS-1995-231] Information for this article came from the Fairfield Library, Vacaville Heritage Council and Rio Vista Museum. This is the second of two parts (Last week: The Township of Rio Vista starts rolling and is suddenly washed away in torrential rains and flooding.) Detailed record - Similar records
205.	Becoming port of call put Rio Vista on map / Delaplane, Kristin [230] [ECHOS-1995-230] Information for this story came from Fairfield Library, Vacaville Heritage Council and Rio Vista Museum. First of two parts The first Caucasian to see this area was probably Sir Francis Drake, when he explored the region on his trips up the Sacramento River in 1578. Detailed record - Similar records
206.	Musical chairs in Fairfield / Delaplane, Kristin [229] [ECHOS-1995-229] Information for this article came from the Fairfield Library and the Vacaville Heritage Council. Benicia was the first county seat of Solano County. By 1858, it was clear a more centrally located county seat was needed to accommodate the growing population of the region. Detailed record - Similar records

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