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Solano History 14 records found  1 - 10next  jump to record: Search took 0.02 seconds. 
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Despite fires, Suisun thrives during 1860s / Delaplane, Kristin [384] [ECHOS-1998-384]
In 1868, George A. Gillespie, brother of E.F. Gillespie, was publishing the Solano Press. E.F [...]
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Vacaville thrives on ranching and farming / Delaplane, Kristin [246] [ECHOS-1995-246]
Information for this article came from the Vacaville Heritage Council. Vacaville Township was approximately 66,790 acres, comprised of mountains, valleys and plains, and reputed for having some of the finest soil in the county.
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Suisun Fire - 1906 - 1906 - G. A Gillespie property..
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Solano's citizens full of vigor in 1870 / Delaplane, Kristin [397] [ECHOS-1998-397]
In 1870, Solano County was the eighth county in the state in regard to population. Powers and George A. Gillespie were operating the Weekly Solano Republican newspaper, which was published in Suisun City. George's brother, E.F. Gillespie, was the justice of peace [...]
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Elmira hotels, turkey shoots thrived in 1884 / Delaplane, Kristin [363] [ECHOS-1997-363]
The population of Elmira was about 300 people in 1884. The streets were in place and the residents were living in neat cottages painted and surrounded by shade trees. If one chose to live in the area, for $1,200 you could buy John Gamble's place. It included an eight-room house with closets and a bathroom (no running water), a smokehouse, two barns, a buggy shed, a well and a windmill with a tank. The acreage was planted in fruit trees and some grapevines.
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George Gillespie store, Vacaville, Californi..
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George A. Gillespie of Suisun copied from a photo in Fraser's History of Solano County, page 193..
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Life in 1860s flows along on land and water / Delaplane, Kristin [370] [ECHOS-1998-370]
In 1866, the county offices were held by the following people: County and probate judge was W.S. Wells; senator, L.B. Mizner; assemblyman, James M. Lemon; Sheriff E.F [...]
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Vaca fruit industry blossoms in late 1800s / Delaplane, Kristin [260] [ECHOS-1995-260]
Information for this article came from the Vacaville Heritage Council and the Vacaville Museum. First of two parts The fruit industry thrived in the Vacaville Township as the area's major economy between 1875 and 1915. By the turn of the century, half of all California's deciduous fruit was produced in the Vaca, Pleasants and Lagoon valleys and adjacent hills in Putah Creek and English Hills.
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New library for Solano stacked up fairly well / Goerke-Shrode, Sabine [453] [WAYITWAS-2004-453]
After the total destruction of the Solano County Free Library in the fire of Dec. 8, 1929, months of work lay ahead for Librarian Clara Dills and her staff. The American Legion post in Suisun offered its hall as a temporary refuge. Despite the relocation, the library's phone number remained the same: Suisun 103.
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