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Solano History

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6644.	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
6645.	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
6646.	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
6647.	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
6648.	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
6649.	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
6650.	Loss of Capitol, decline of port end dreams / Delaplane, Kristin [228] [ECHOS-1995-228] Information for this article came from the Benicia Camel Barn Museum, Solano County Genealogical Society, Benicia Historical Society, and Vacaville Heritage Council (Part 2. Last week was the story of the founding of Benicia in 1848 by Robert Semple, who purchased the land from Gen. Vallejo. The first news of the Gold Rush was in Benicia [...] Detailed record - Similar records
6651.	Benicia born as port, spurred by Gold Rush / Delaplane, Kristin [227] [ECHOS-1995-227] Information for this article came from the Benicia Camel Barn Museum, Solano County Genealogical Society, Benicia Historical Society, and Vacaville Heritage Council. First of two parts Detailed record - Similar records
6652.	Dried onions: Basic ingredient in K-rations / Delaplane, Kristin [226] [ECHOS-1995-226] Information for this article came from the Vacaville Museum, the Vacaville Heritage Council and The Reporter archives. Some events in a town's history leave a more memorable mark than was ever suspected at the time. Such is the story of Basic Vegetable Products. The original Vacaville location of Basic's operation was a tin shed on the Uhl ranch, where Shock's Furniture Interiors and Longs Drugs are currently situated on Monte Vista Avenue Detailed record - Similar records
6653.	Family feud rocks Lagoon Valley settlers / Delaplane, Kristin [225] [ECHOS-1995-225] Information for this article the second of two parts, came from "History of the Vaca Clan" by Jeff Paul; the Vacaville Heritage Council and the Vacaville Museum. In 1845, Vaca added to his household when he married Estefano Martinez. They had one child. The marriage didn't last. Detailed record - Similar records

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