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Solano History 19 records found  1 - 10next  jump to record: Search took 0.02 seconds. 
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Solano County communities bustling in 1871 / Delaplane, Kristin [398] [ECHOS-1998-398]
In the winter of 1871, farmer Mathew Cooper was spitting wood he purchased some months before. He came upon a hollow log and discovered a large white oak walking cane.
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Building a bustling business in Vacaville / Delaplane, Kristin [335] [ECHOS-1997-335]
The summer of 1883, Mr. and Mrs. James Collins, who lived 40 miles north of Vacaville, had an open house at their new house and invited all to come. About 70 guests came arriving at about 9 p.m [...]
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Benicia a bustling, growing town in 1856 / Delaplane, Kristin [286] [ECHOS-1996-286]
First of four parts New Year's 1856 was celebrated in Vacaville with a ball. The people were crowded in a local building to the point of suffocation. Editors of the Solano County Herald advised that their friends in that section of the county build a large hall for the purpose of future balls.
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Solano County's community news from 1870s / Delaplane, Kristin [410] [ECHOS-1998-410]
In 1873, Dr. G.H. Evans was located in Dixon on the east side of Main Street. An Odd Fellows association was being formed at Vaca Station (Elmira). The Rio Vista Fire Department purchased a bell from one of the Sacramento engine companies.
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Bustling with bachelors and much business / Delaplane, Kristin [356] [ECHOS-1997-356]
A list of eligible bachelors in Vacaville appeared in the Reporter to commemorate the Leap Year season. H.E. Baldwin, private and confidential secretary to G.N. Platt [...]
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Cement bonds community with work, play / Delaplane, Kristin [248] [ECHOS-1995-248]
Information for this article came from the Vacaville Heritage Council, Vacaville Museum, Solano Historian, and Vacaville Public Library. The town of Cement came into being in 1902. It lasted a quarter of a century, then was totally abandoned in 1927. But it had a hell of a run, as they say.
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Cement bonds community with work and play / Delaplane, Kristin [249] [ECHOS-1995-249]
Information for this article came from the Vacaville Heritage Council, Vacaville Museum, Solano Historian, and Vacaville Public Library. The town of Cement came into being in 1902. It lasted a quarter of a century, then was totally abandoned in 1927. But it had a hell of a run, as they say.
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Elmira was center of activity, trade / Delaplane, Kristin [331] [ECHOS-1997-331]
As Vacaville was bustling, tiny Elmira also was a bustling center because it was on the line for the Central Pacific Railroad. Several business and services operated in this place. Willis Jepson was the reporter for the Star Hall. S.M [...]
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Solano County communities busy in 1884 / Delaplane, Kristin [362] [ECHOS-1997-362]
The popular saloon owned by A.B. Miller, at the corner of Bush and Depot streets in Vacaville, was the scene of a major shooting in December 1884. Louis Sohn was killed - most felt deservedly so. Sohn was greatly angered when Nap Broughton's widow married J. Walter A. Gilmore, because Sohn had been determined to run her ranch himself.
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Annual Japenese Community picnic, Winters, Ca
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