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26.	Solano County's community news from 1870s / Delaplane, Kristin [410] [ECHOS-1998-410] In 1873, Dr. G.H. Evans was located in Dixon on the east side of Main Street. An Odd Fellows association was being formed at Vaca Station (Elmira). The Rio Vista Fire Department purchased a bell from one of the Sacramento engine companies. Detailed record - Similar records
27.	Commerce ebbs, expands in Solano past / Delaplane, Kristin [409] [ECHOS-1998-409] In 1873, Suisun City was enjoying its place as the hub of activity in the county. In that town, it was tradition to welcome in the New Year and ring out the old by ringing both the church and fire bells. Detailed record - Similar records
28.	Men and women of Solano County's past remembered / Delaplane, Kristin [408] [ECHOS-1998-408] Captain Granville Perry Swift was born in Kentucky in 1821. His grandmother was Daniel Boone's younger sister. In about 1840, at age 19, Swift, a rugged individual, set out with a group of trappers headed for California. Once in California he trapped all along Cache Creek and the Sacramento River. Detailed record - Similar records
29.	Suisun ranks in top western train robberies / Delaplane, Kristin [407] [ECHOS-1998-407] Engineer Jack Marsh sat in the cab of passenger train No. 10 as it pulled out of Benicia on the night of April 16, 1910. It was warm and the full moon cast a bright glint on the oily, tawny waters. Detailed record - Similar records
30.	Oral history gives look at Chinese culture / Delaplane, Kristin [406] [ECHOS-1998-406] 'There was a big Chinese laundry in town where the McBride Senior Center is. It was called Quong Sing Chinese Laundry. Two or three people worked in the washroom and there were about four ironers. Detailed record - Similar records
31.	Chinese enjoy long history in Vacaville / Delaplane, Kristin [405] [ECHOS-1998-405] 'My grandfather came to America in the 1850s to look for gold. He wanted $200 in gold to buy land in China. He stayed a year, got his $200 and went home to the family he had started there. Detailed record - Similar records
32.	Chandler clan lumberyards spark growth / Delaplane, Kristin [404] [ECHOS-1998-404] Frederick Brewster Chandler, born in 1832 in New York state, came out to California via Panama in 1852. From the port of San Francisco, Chandler journeyed to Shasta County where he engaged in mining and then became employed in a soda manufacturing plant. Detailed record - Similar records
33.	A year in the life of Solano County's past / Delaplane, Kristin [403] [ECHOS-1998-403] Among the State Fair entries in 1871 was a gangplow invented by G.W. Haines of Maine Prairie. Theodore Winters of Putah and L.P. Marshall of Collinsville entered their thoroughbreds. Suisun's livery man, R.B [...] Detailed record - Similar records
34.	Looking back on market past / Delaplane, Kristin [402] [ECHOS-1998-402] Q: Did they age meat in the early 1900s? A: Oh no. Never knew about aging. Never had the good facilities to age meat. They would sell meat by the pound in those days [...] Detailed record - Similar records
35.	Freitas recalls family's trek to Solano County / Delaplane, Kristin [401] [ECHOS-1998-401] Former butcher Edward "Bud" Ralph Freitas has his roots in Portugal. Both his grandfathers came to America from the Azores. His paternal grandfather, John Lewis Freitas arrived in the 1870s and is written up in Solano County history. Detailed record - Similar records

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