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Benicia born as port, spurred by Gold Rush / Delaplane, Kristin [227] [ECHOS-1995-227]
Information for this article came from the Benicia Camel Barn Museum, Solano County Genealogical Society, Benicia Historical Society, and Vacaville Heritage Council. First of two parts
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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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Agriculture boosts Rio Vista as major port / Delaplane, Kristin [231] [ECHOS-1995-231]
Information for this article came from the Fairfield Library, Vacaville Heritage Council and Rio Vista Museum. This is the second of two parts (Last week: The Township of Rio Vista starts rolling and is suddenly washed away in torrential rains and flooding.)
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Becoming port of call put Rio Vista on map / Delaplane, Kristin [230] [ECHOS-1995-230]
Information for this story came from Fairfield Library, Vacaville Heritage Council and Rio Vista Museum. First of two parts The first Caucasian to see this area was probably Sir Francis Drake, when he explored the region on his trips up the Sacramento River in 1578.
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Hotels flourished during Gold Rush period / Delaplane, Kristin [273] [ECHOS-1996-273]
One of the county's first hotels was owned by Capt. Edward von Pfister, who had purchased a whole line of goods for a general store in Hawaii. In 1846, he moved to Benicia and set up a general store in a 40-by-25-foot adobe. His store became a gathering place by day and bar/hotel at night, the store's floor providing the sleeping quarters.
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Suisun City becomes 1880s commerce center / Delaplane, Kristin [243] [ECHOS-1995-243]
Information for this article came from the Vacaville Heritage Council, Solano Genealogical Society, Solano Historian and the Suisun City Fire Department. First of two parts Suisun Township was the largest township in Solano County, consisting of about 110,000 acres; 10,000 of those acres were under water. The township was bounded all around by Elmira, Vacaville, Napa County, Green Valley Township, Benicia and the Montezuma Township.
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Port made Suisun City the county's hub / Delaplane, Kristin [312] [ECHOS-1996-312]
In 1858, with the location of the county seat in Fairfield, building and business in that part of the county took off at break-neck speed. The county valuation for that year was upwards to $4 million dollars at a time when taxes were $1.35 on $100. By mid-October a brick building, built by Capt. Waterman for the county clerk and treasurer, was completed by local builder A.P [...]
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'49er gold rush has golden tie to local man / Delaplane, Kristin [373] [ECHOS-1998-373]
The discovery of gold in Colma in January 1848 set off one of the greatest gold rushes known to man. The 150th anniversary of the momentous discovery is being celebrated this year. Today the discovery of the first gold is credited to James Marshall and the official date given for that discovery is Jan. 24.
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Gold Rush lured family to California / Goerke-Shrode, Sabine [199] [WAYITWAS-2004-199]
Luzena Stanley Wilson and her husband, Mason Wilson, are two names that resonate through Vacaville's early history. The couple arrived in California with their two toddlers in 1849, attracted by the Gold Rush. They experienced the hardships of the rough society of Sacramento and Nevada City before finally settling in the fertile Vaca Valley in 1851.
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Gen. Vallejo sets out to tame the territories / Delaplane, Kristin [251] [ECHOS-1995-251]
First in a series Information for this article came from the Vacaville Heritage Council, Solano Genealogical Society and Solano Historian. Gen. Mariano Guadalupe Vallejo, born in 1808, was to become the most prominent man in Northern California. He could date his ancestors back to the days of Columbus, when Alonzo Vallejo, admiral to the Spanish King, escorted Columbus back to Spain.
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