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Success ultimately became ferries' downfall / Dingler, Nancy [484] [RETROSPECT-2003-484]
Historically, to travel from Solano County to the Bay Area meant going by water. Over time, bridges have been built spanning the marshes, rivers and waterways that cut through the terrain, creating a water barrier.
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Solano Historian May 1987 Solano Historian May 1987
1987

May 1987 edition of the Solano Historian Magazine. This issue contains the following articles: Green Valley - by an anonymous author who describes his walk through Green Valley in 1879, The Legislature in Vallejo by Lee Fountain, The Incredible Train Ferry Solano by Charlene Erwin, Judge Randall Retires by Matthew Fountain, George Dingley and the Early Mills of Solano by M. Clyde Low, Sperry Flour Mill by Ernest Wichels and Matthew Fountain, and a welcome message by Sue Lemmon, SCHS President..
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Map number seven - Vallejo, Benicia 1878 Map number seven - Vallejo, Benicia 1878
1878

Locations include: Vallejo, Benicia, San Pablo Bay, Napa Bay, Bay of Vallejo, Straits of Carquinez, Suisun Bay, Suscol Grant, Denverton. Historical atlas map of Solano County, California. Compiled, drawn and published from personal examinations and surveys by Thompson and West. San Francisco, Cala. 1878. Thos. [...]

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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 [...]
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The Ramon had a tendency to roam / Bowen, Jerry [103] [WAYITWAS-2002-103]
Ferryboats have long been a part of the transportation network for Solano County, including the largest train ferries in the world.
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Wagon Train Routes by Frank Pangburn Wagon Train Routes by Frank Pangburn
2005

Frank Pangburn shares his insight into geneaological research, and his ancestors arrival by wagon train in Solano County in 1846. Recorded on April 23, 2005 at the Pioneer Day Reunion at Rockville Church in Suisun Valley. Introduction by Mary Higham, Director of the Solano County Historical Society..


Running Time: 42:52
Video Format: 720x480 4/3, 29.97 - DVD
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Steamers, trains provide Solano transportation / Delaplane, Kristin [393] [ECHOS-1998-393]
The steamer Cora made daily trips between Suisun, Benicia and San Francisco. The fare to and from San Francisco was a dollar each way. There was a great deal of complaint about the racing on the waters between the steamer New World and the boats of the California Steamship Navigation Co. It was feared a terrible explosion or serious accident would occur. The captain of the New World responded that the New World was simply keeping her regular speed, which other boats were unable to excel.
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Solano Historian May 1986 Solano Historian May 1986
1986

May 1986 edition of the Solano Historian Magazine. This issue contains the following articles: Solano's Lost Treasure, Chief Solano The Legend Examined by M.C. Low, A Mint in the Wilderness by Matthew Fountain and Ernest Wichels, Plucky Miss Nellie Gannon, A Student's Dilemma by Cynthia Julia Frisbie, The Six Minute Ferry by Thomas Lucy, The Barns and The Camels by Harold Wassmann, and a welcome message by Mary Higham, SCHS President..
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