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Solano History

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6624.	Cmdr. Farragut, Navy call Mare Island home / Delaplane, Kristin [254] [ECHOS-1995-254] Last week: The discovery of Mare Island, how it got its name and finally being selected as the site of a West Coast Navy yard. Information for this article came from the Vacaville Heritage Council and Shipyard Historian's files. The day the Farragut party arrived at Mare Island - Sept. 16, 1854 - stands as the official date that the Navy took possession of the island with Commander David Glasgow Farragut in command to commence building the Navy Yard. Detailed record - Similar records
6625.	Vigilantes hung together in 1800s Solano / Delaplane, Kristin [262] [ECHOS-1995-262] Information for this article came from Vice Mayor and former Chief of Police Gary Tatum, the Vacaville Museum, Vacaville Heritage Council, and Solano County Archives. First in a series In the 1800s, a constable or two were assigned to an area as soon as a town was established. Also, one or two people, generally lawyers, would act as justices of the peace. The justice of the peace served as a judge, could perform marriages, was there for registering voters and recording deeds and was the notary public. Detailed record - Similar records
6626.	Mare Island named for general's swamped steed / Delaplane, Kristin [253] [ECHOS-1995-253] Information for this article came from the Vacaville Heritage Council, Shipyard's Historian's Files and Vallejo Naval and Historical Museum. First in a series In 1775, Don Perez Ayala, described as a dashing young Spanish lieutenant, was the first to sail through the Golden Gate. He and his crew were aboard the gunboat San Carlos. Detailed record - Similar records
6627.	Vallejo: Dignified in face of adversity / Delaplane, Kristin [252] [ECHOS-1995-252] Information for this article came from the Vacaville Heritage Council. Second of two parts Last week: Gen. Mariano G. Vallejo is pictured as a scholar and a military man [...] Detailed record - Similar records
6628.	Gen. Vallejo sets out to tame the territories / Delaplane, Kristin [251] [ECHOS-1995-251] First in a series Information for this article came from the Vacaville Heritage Council, Solano Genealogical Society and Solano Historian. Gen. Mariano Guadalupe Vallejo, born in 1808, was to become the most prominent man in Northern California. He could date his ancestors back to the days of Columbus, when Alonzo Vallejo, admiral to the Spanish King, escorted Columbus back to Spain. Detailed record - Similar records
6629.	Township of Tremont never really took off / Delaplane, Kristin [250] [ECHOS-1995-250] Information for this article came from the Dixon Historical Society, the Dixon Public Library, and the Solano Genealogical Society. In 1855, the northeastern portion of Solano County was designated a township by the Board of Supervisors. This township, called Tremont, was adjacent to the Silveyville Township. Detailed record - Similar records
6630.	Cement bonds community with work, play / Delaplane, Kristin [248] [ECHOS-1995-248] Information for this article came from the Vacaville Heritage Council, Vacaville Museum, Solano Historian, and Vacaville Public Library. The town of Cement came into being in 1902. It lasted a quarter of a century, then was totally abandoned in 1927. But it had a hell of a run, as they say. Detailed record - Similar records
6631.	Cement bonds community with work and play / Delaplane, Kristin [249] [ECHOS-1995-249] Information for this article came from the Vacaville Heritage Council, Vacaville Museum, Solano Historian, and Vacaville Public Library. The town of Cement came into being in 1902. It lasted a quarter of a century, then was totally abandoned in 1927. But it had a hell of a run, as they say. Detailed record - Similar records
6632.	Town gains fame as fruit-growing capital / Delaplane, Kristin [247] [ECHOS-1995-247] Information for this article came from the Vacaville Heritage Council and Vacaville Museum. Second of two parts Vacaville was the birthplace of another man of note. The famed botanist, Willis Linn Jepson, was born in Vacaville in 1867. Detailed record - Similar records
6633.	Vacaville thrives on ranching and farming / Delaplane, Kristin [246] [ECHOS-1995-246] Information for this article came from the Vacaville Heritage Council. Vacaville Township was approximately 66,790 acres, comprised of mountains, valleys and plains, and reputed for having some of the finest soil in the county. Detailed record - Similar records

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