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Solano History 7,153 records found  beginprevious6854 - 6863nextend  jump to record: Search took 0.00 seconds. 
6854. Woman used creativity to survive camps / Goerke-Shrode, Sabine [626] [WAYITWAS-2006-626]
On Dec. 15 and 22, 1855, the Solano County Herald reprinted the last of the so-called "Shirley Letters." Louise Amelia Clappe chronicled her experiences at Rich Bar on the Feather River during 1852. This last letter was written in late November 1852, addressed to her sister, Molly.
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6855. Wagon train finally reaches gold country / Bowen, Jerry [625] [WAYITWAS-2006-625]
In my last installment of James Pleasants' trek to California, the wagon train members were able to gather scant water for themselves at Rabbit Springs - also known as Rabbit Hole Springs - and began making their way across a portion of the Black Rock Desert.
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6856. Vacaville settler tells of his travails / Bowen, Jerry [623] [WAYITWAS-2006-623]
When we last left the Pleasant Hill wagon train, it had split into three groups because of the increased scarcity of feed for the animals as they continued their weary trek toward Independence Rock, the next major landmark.
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6857. First Rio Vista vanished on crest of new year / Goerke-Shrode, Sabine [622] [WAYITWAS-2006-622]
Winter storms and flooding have been part of local history since early settlers began to record the weather. The new year of 2006 will be remembered as one such moment in time during which severe rain and flooding created havoc for many county residents.
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6858. Cholera plagued wagon trains on trip west / Bowen, Jerry [621] [WAYITWAS-2006-621]
In my last article, we began following the long wagon trip to California in 1849 with James S. Pleasants and his family. They had named the wagon train the Pleasant Hill Wagon Train in honor of the town they had been living near in Missouri.
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6859. Authors of atlas follow a map to funding / Goerke-Shrode, Sabine [620] [WAYITWAS-2005-620]
This column continues the story of the "Historical Atlas Map of Solano County," commonly referred to as Thompson and West.
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6860. Chronicling the trek west to Pleasants Valley / Bowen, Jerry [618] [WAYITWAS-2005-618]
The Old California and Oregon Trails that led to the settling of the West during the gold rush are well chronicled by many of the pioneers who made their way here.
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6861. Atlas portrayed 1870s county development / Goerke-Shrode, Sabine [617] [WAYITWAS-2005-617]
Researching local history often resembles detective work. A hint here, a snippet of tantalizing information there, followed by the difficult process of trying to verify facts and fit the information into the overall picture.
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6862. Historic sites hidden by a veil of the past / Bowen, Jerry [616] [WAYITWAS-2005-616]
Perhaps in this piece I'll raise an awareness of the rapidly disappearing historic sites that we are losing in Solano County or of those that have already vanished because so little is known about them.
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6863. Judge Currey became state's Chief Justice / Goerke-Shrode, Sabine [615] [WAYITWAS-2005-615]
By the late 1850s, John Currey was recognized as one of the most brilliant lawyers in northern California. In June 1858, he was nominated for the position of Justice to the Supreme Court of California by a segment of the Democratic Party, the Anti-Lecompton movement.
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