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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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Two different towns of Cordelia / Bowen, Jerry [78] [WAYITWAS-2001-78]
According to Thompson and West's 1878 Atlas of Solano County, Cordelia is the second-oldest town in Solano County. The same information was provided in the 1879 Wood-Alley History of Solano County. Since then, writer after writer and historian after historian has repeated this as fact ... including me.
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Towns vanished when railroad passed them by / Bowen, Jerry [25] [WAYITWAS-2000-25]
I have always been fascinated by old maps and the potential stories they reveal. Working at the Solano County Archives is especially intriguing because of its numerous old maps. Many of you already know something about the towns that will be described in a series of articles to follow, but for newcomers to Solano County or its history, it won't hurt to get acquainted with the communities that once served travelers and '49ers in the later 1800s. My thanks to James Davis for a suggestion about the town of Cement, which became the catalyst of this series of articles.
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Community was railroaded into oblivion / Bowen, Jerry [557] [WAYITWAS-2004-557]
In my last column we saw the beginnings of the new town of Winters and its naming. The Dixon Tribune began reporting the development of Winters as "a flourishing town; on paper ... " and that several merchants in Vacaville and Dixon would be relocating or opening businesses in the town.
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Early depot town faded away / Bowen, Jerry [711] [WAYITWAS-2007-711]
My interest in Solano County history began in the 1990s after I retired from Mare Island Naval Shipyard, and it grew by leaps and bounds when I met who I consider one of Vacaville's finest men ever to grace this community, Bert Hughes, at the Vacaville Heritage Council.
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Town Hall's roots go back to 1893 / Bowen, Jerry [95] [WAYITWAS-2001-95]
Although the earliest year usually associated with the Vacaville Town Hall is 1907, when its construction was completed, its roots go back more than a century.
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Town flourished, then faded on the river of time / Bowen, Jerry [580] [WAYITWAS-2005-580]
In my last column, we saw that the settlement of the Montezuma Hills was a long and troubled process. One of the more interesting claims made for a grant of land was the infamous "Luco Claim."
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Once flourishing, town now echoes history / Bowen, Jerry [575] [WAYITWAS-2005-575]
With so many new folks in Solano County, and quite probably with many who have been here for several years, my bet is that a whole lot of you never have heard of the town of Birds Landing.
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Vacaville in Ashes / Bowen, Jerry [35] [WAYITWAS-2000-35]
June 6, 1877. The north wind was hot and harsh on the dry landscape surrounding the small town of Vacaville. At the southwest end of town, Tom Wilson had just returned from Suisun, put his horse in the barn and gone into the house. It was quiet in their home because his mother, Luzena, and sister were visiting Yosemite [...]
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KPIX Channel 5 Town of Cement KPIX Channel 5 Town of Cement
2009

"Eye On The Bay" host Brian Hackney interviews local historian Jerry Bowen at the site of the old town of Cement. Cement was a company town that operated near Fairfield, CA from 1902 to 1927, which produced most of the portland cement used for area bridges and buildings..


Running Time: 03:33
Video Format: 720x480 4/3, 29.97 - DVD
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