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Solano History

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6654.	Juan Manuel Vaca: The don of Vacaville / Delaplane, Kristin [224] [ECHOS-1995-224] Information for this article came from "History of the Vaca Clan," by Jeff Paul. The Vacaville Heritage Council and the Vacaville Museum. The family name Vaca came about during the Moorish wars in Spain. Any man who marked a strategic river ford with a cow's skull was rewarded by the king with the name Cabeza de Vaca (cow's head). Detailed record - Similar records
6655.	Pena Adobe: Monument to pioneer family / Delaplane, Kristin [223] [ECHOS-1995-223] The Pena Adobe, a registered historical landmark, was the original home of Juan Felipe Pena in the 1840s. Detailed record - Similar records
6656.	Tragic demise of "People of the West Wind" / Delaplane, Kristin [222] [ECHOS-1995-222] Stone Age people were the first inhabitants of Solano County. This is known through artifacts found in Green Valley some years ago and dated by archaeologists to 2000 B.C. The next residents that we know of were the Patwin Indians. These people were the southern branch of the Wintun group and they lived in the region for a thousand years or more; some figures are as high as 4,000 years. Detailed record - Similar records
6657.	Silveyville rolls into Dixon when railroad arrives / Delaplane, Kristin [221] [ECHOS-1995-221] Information for this article came from the Dixon Historical Society collection and the Dixon Library archives. At one time Silveyville, had real expectations. Today it's a ghost town. Detailed record - Similar records
6658.	Solano's base grows up quickly during war / Delaplane, Kristin [220] [ECHOS-1995-220] This is the second of two parts on the beginnings of Travis Air Force Base, one of America's largest military bases. Information for this article came from Travis Air Force Base library, The Reporter and Tailwind newspaper. Detailed record - Similar records
6659.	Air Base originally meant to house bombers / Delaplane, Kristin [219] [ECHOS-1995-219] This is the first of two columns on the beginnings of one of the largest U.S. military bases. The information comes from the Travis Air Force Base library, The Reporter and Tailwind newspapers. Detailed record - Similar records
6660.	History between the pages / Dingler, Nancy [767] [RETROSPECT-2007-767] Carole Noske and Brian Irwin of the Vacaville Heritage Council recently had their book, "Vacaville: Then and Now," published. The Vacaville Heritage Council has, for years, earnestly collected photos and artifacts from all over Solano County. The new book is a fascinating glimpse into what Vacaville looked like in the 1800s and what is looks like today. Detailed record - Similar records
6661.	Fifty years since the birth of the Monticello Dam / Dingler, Nancy [736] [RETROSPECT-2007-736] This month, Solano Irrigation District celebrated 50 years since the completion of the Monticello Dam, which forms Lake Berryessa. In the process of creating the lake, a rich and fertile valley was lost, along with the small town of Monticello, which had been established in 1882. Detailed record - Similar records
6662.	Looking back on the birth of the Air Force / Dingler, Nancy [732] [RETROSPECT-2007-732] In 1942, Fairfield was a sleepy agricultural dot on the landscape. Ragsdale airfield, as it first was known, was originally planned to be temporary. However, the mission changed as things do in wartime and the airfield became the Fairfield-Suisun Army Air Base. Detailed record - Similar records
6663.	Filipinos made immense contributions in Vallejo / Dingler, Nancy [716] [RETROSPECT-2007-716] Vallejo writer Mel Orpilla chronicles a tragic era in Filipino-American history in his book 'Filipinos in Vallejo' Mel was born and raised in Vallejo, and early on had an insatiable curiosity about his familys and the Filipino Communitys beginnings. Detailed record - Similar records

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