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389.	A fascinating history north of Rio Vista / Bowen, Jerry [31] [WAYITWAS-2000-31] The pages of California's history are well represented with the name John Bidwell, an early emigrant to California. Detailed record - Similar records
390.	Cutting 'cots was a Vacaville tradition / Goerke-Shrode, Sabine [30] [WAYITWAS-2000-30] Summer months have always been a busy time for the orchard industry. Detailed record - Similar records
391.	Township began with Mormon colony site / Bowen, Jerry [29] [WAYITWAS-2000-29] In 1843, Lansford W. Hastings arrived in California and soon became a promoter attracting emigrants to the West. Detailed record - Similar records
392.	How little Dickson became Dixon / Goerke-Shrode, Sabine [28] [WAYITWAS-2000-28] Dixon is one of the newest towns in Solano County. Its official founding date is 1868. Years earlier, in 1853, 53-year old Thomas Dickson arrived in the area from Iowa, accompanied by livestock, three wagons, five children and his pregnant wife. Detailed record - Similar records
393.	Some communities only existed on paper / Bowen, Jerry [27] [WAYITWAS-2000-27] Over the last 150 years, towns and small communities have come and gone. Some only existed on paper and never got off the ground. There were many reasons for the rise and fall of these communities, including war, railroad and highway placement and changing industry, among others. Detailed record - Similar records
394.	Early black residents contributed to county / Goerke-Shrode, Sabine [26] [WAYITWAS-2000-26] I would like to thank Gerald Gordon of Vacaville, who suggested that I look into the contribution African Americans made to the county. Detailed record - Similar records
395.	Towns vanished when railroad passed them by / Bowen, Jerry [25] [WAYITWAS-2000-25] I have always been fascinated by old maps and the potential stories they reveal. Working at the Solano County Archives is especially intriguing because of its numerous old maps. Many of you already know something about the towns that will be described in a series of articles to follow, but for newcomers to Solano County or its history, it won't hurt to get acquainted with the communities that once served travelers and '49ers in the later 1800s. My thanks to James Davis for a suggestion about the town of Cement, which became the catalyst of this series of articles. Detailed record - Similar records
396.	Cities battled over location of county seat / Goerke-Shrode, Sabine [24] [WAYITWAS-2000-24] Solano County has "mobility" written all over its early history. Not only did the county host the state capitol several times - for one week in January 1852 and again for a few weeks in January 1853 in Vallejo. And after that, the Legislature moved to Benicia in February 1853, where it stayed until February 1854. Detailed record - Similar records
397.	Murder in Pleasants Valley / Bowen, Jerry [23] [WAYITWAS-2000-23] The past year had been a lousy time for Joseph Hewitt of Pleasants Valley, and a series of events would soon come to a terrible, unexpected conclusion. Detailed record - Similar records
398.	Benicia boasts long, colorful history / Goerke-Shrode, Sabine [22] [WAYITWAS-2000-22] The oldest town in Solano County is Benicia, which can boast of many firsts: first town founded in the county, first seat of the state Capitol, first U.S. arsenal west of the Mississippi, first Protestant church organized in California, first windmill developed - and on and on. Detailed record - Similar records

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