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Solano History 15 records found  1 - 10next  jump to record: Search took 0.01 seconds. 
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Ship's bell tolls a memorable WW2 tale / Bowen, Jerry [655] [WAYITWAS-2006-655]
Having spent more than 10 ten years in the U.S. Navy, mostly on the USS Kawishiwi, and as a plank-owner of the USS Buchanan in the late 50s and 60s, I feel somewhat qualified in making the following statement:
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Recalling USS California's tumultuous history / Bowen, Jerry [49] [WAYITWAS-2000-49]
Mare Island built 513 ships before construction was stopped after the dockside sinking of the submarine Guitaro, and the ultimate closure of the shipyard. But this story is not about Mare Island, nor the Guitaro.
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Ship bell. Inscription on bell "SS Kanawea 1914"
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Car tales offer readers a ride into the past / Bowen, Jerry [662] [WAYITWAS-2006-662]
Those of us who poke our respective noses into the dusty pages of the past often say that we can learn lessons from past mistakes and things that went right.
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A tale of gold buried at Rancho Solano / Bowen, Jerry [144] [WAYITWAS-2002-144]
As early as 1835, Jose Francisco Armijo was believed to have visited the Suisun Valley area. It must have made a favorable impression on him, because he applied for and received a land grant in 1839 from Mariano Vallejo. It consisted of about 13,000 acres of Suisun Valley, extending from Suisun Marsh to Manka's Corners and in March 1840, Gov. Alverado granted final approval.
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Making planks
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Rotary dial phone connections took a toll / Bowen, Jerry [91] [WAYITWAS-2001-91]
It took a lot of work and coordination to complete a phone call just 50 or so years ago. Gone are those halcyon days when a friendly human voice would assist connecting you to someone by way of a toll call.
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Newspapers tell varied tales of Solano County / Delaplane, Kristin [366] [ECHOS-1997-366]
The following are news items of interest from various areas of Solano County as reported in 1865. Six miles east of Suisun City, Mrs. D.H. Fitzpatrick was selling her 160-acre ranch, which had been homesteaded in 1857. The price was $2,000.
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Vallejo - 8 x 10 glass plate. Large YMCA building. Parade-horse drawn float in front. Float is a small ship, "USS Cooper."
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Painting a tale of pink houses, spiral staircases / Bowen, Jerry [730] [WAYITWAS-2007-730]
In my last column, we went over the history of the Perry family and the house that was built in the 1860s that still stands, although probably not for long. The last of the Perry family, Clyde, will vacate the house just before demolition, likely in the near future.
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