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Solano History 15 records found  1 - 10next  jump to record: Search took 0.01 seconds. 
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The rise and decline of Soscol City / Bowen, Jerry [183] [WAYITWAS-2003-183]
In my two previous articles I discussed the history of the area from the intersection of Soscol Ferry Road and Highway 29 to the Napa River.
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City straddled Solano-Napa border / Bowen, Jerry [181] [WAYITWAS-2003-181]
The subject of this column strays a little outside of Solano County, but the history of the area of the Soscol Grant that included the area designated as the "City of Soscol" covered portions of both Napa and Solano County. Our subject area is located just off of the Napa-Vallejo Highway at the junction of Soscol Road and Highway 29.
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Elmira sits on the edge of history / Bowen, Jerry [97] [WAYITWAS-2001-97]
Anyone who studies history becomes aware that access to an area has much to do with the growth and decline of towns and cities.
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Some communities only existed on paper / Bowen, Jerry [27] [WAYITWAS-2000-27]
Over the last 150 years, towns and small communities have come and gone. Some only existed on paper and never got off the ground. There were many reasons for the rise and fall of these communities, including war, railroad and highway placement and changing industry, among others.
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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.)
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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 [...]
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The communist invasion of Vacaville / Bowen, Jerry [57] [WAYITWAS-2001-57]
Fruit production in Solano County had been declining for 20 years and with the depression in its third year, times were tough. Communist influence in the labor movement had been on the increase for years and labor unrest was growing in the big cities.
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City active in preserving the valley's history / Bowen, Jerry [645] [WAYITWAS-2006-645]
It has been a pretty good month for history buffs in Solano County.
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Intersection of Alamo and Highway 40 circa 1960
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Choice of good land bears fruit / Goerke-Shrode, Sabine [702] [WAYITWAS-2007-702]
In March of 1885, the Vacaville newspaper California Judicion investigated the reason for rising land values in the Vacaville area. A reporter set out to interview several prominent local orchardists.
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