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Exposition was to showcase county / Goerke-Shrode, Sabine [590] [WAYITWAS-2005-590]
As many of my readers have guessed by now, I am intrigued by the number of great community events, celebrating a specific moment in local history or just life in general and usually involving the whole county, that have taken place over the last 150 years of Solano County's existence. Headlines of the various local newspapers always spout tantalizing words such as "thousands of visitors," "pageants," "gigantic" and "spectacular," and recount the enormous efforts to create these elaborate festivals.
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Quake doesn't dim Vaca showcase / Goerke-Shrode, Sabine [84] [WAYITWAS-2001-84]
During the late 1880s and early 1890s, Vacaville residents eagerly tried to promote the town and their flourishing orchard industry throughout the United States in an effort to attract new settlers to move here.
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Mystery surrounds Solano County's golden trophy / Bowen, Jerry [40] [WAYITWAS-2000-40]
Intrigue! Bribery! Subterfuge! Grand theft! Who would have thought all these words would apply to the county exhibits at the 1894 California Midwinter International Exposition in San Francisco.
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Pageant showed panorama of early Solano / Goerke-Shrode, Sabine [543] [WAYITWAS-2004-543]
The spring of 1923 saw all of Solano County's women's clubs feverishly preparing for the event of the year - a historic pageant in Benicia to be held May 11, re-enacting the history of early California through a scripted play, scenes depicting specific events, colorful costumes and specially written music.
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County's first fair boasted fairly ambitious fare / Goerke-Shrode, Sabine [597] [WAYITWAS-2005-597]
Named "The Bells of Solano County Exposition," it took place in Fairfield in late May 1930. The initial idea for this event came from Solano Republican publisher David A. Weir. His goal was to combine his newspaper's 75th anniversary with a large, agriculture-oriented fair showcasing the county.
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