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Solano History 112 records found  beginprevious103 - 112  jump to record: Search took 0.02 seconds. 
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That 'Ugly' Old Metal Building / Goerke-Shrode, Sabine [101] [WAYITWAS-2001-101]
It wasn't much to look at. The outer walls were of corrugated tin and covered with a less than eye-pleasing red paint. The end facing on 620 East Main Street was overgrown with ivy, effectively hiding the old structure from public scrutiny.
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Solano enjoyed glorious spring in 1856 / Delaplane, Kristin [287] [ECHOS-1996-287]
Second in a series Springtime 1856: gardening chores were on people's minds. The editors of the Solano County Herald approvingly noted that citizens were taking advantage of the pleasant weather to improve their lots by planting trees and flower and vegetable gardens. Garden Seeds were the hot item at the Benicia Drug Store and Judge and Co. at the Bunker Hill House was set to do business gardening, teaming, well digging and whitewashing.
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December, 1900: Tule fog, Christmas / Dingler, Nancy [556] [RETROSPECT-2004-556]
It is fun to look back at copies of the old newspapers and magazines to find out how society and culture has changed since the beginning of the last century.
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Solano treasure from 1850s: Dingley's flour mill / Dingler, Nancy [466] [RETROSPECT-2001-466]
Hidden in the depths of the picturesque hills of Green Valley, lies a true historical treasure. During the early pioneer years in Solano County, George Dingley constructed two water-wheel-driven flour mills. A site has been located where the very first water-powered flour mill in Solano County stood.
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Vallejo had short-lived stint as state capital / Bowen, Jerry [782] [WAYITWAS-2007-782]
The next time you are in the area bounded by York, Santa Clara, Maine and Sacramento streets in Vallejo, you will be near a long-gone historic site. Back in 1852 a two-story building sporting two flags dominated a hill that was centrally located between those streets.
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The Mothball Fleet in Suisun Bay The Mothball Fleet in Suisun Bay
1987

KXTV Channel 10 Special Segment on Solano County hosted by News 10 Anchor Dick Cable in 1987. A look inside the Suisun Bay Mothball Fleet of old battleships. Most of these ships were used in World War II as well as in Vietnam. The ships were called "Victory Ships" and were used mostly for troop and cargo transports. [...]


Running Time: 03:19
Video Format: 640x480 4/3, 29.97 - VHS
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Solano County Greets You - 1938 Solano County Greets You - 1938
1938

Your Introduction to Solano County, CA. A County whose history is shot through with the golden lore of a Golden State, whose cities fought to become that State's capital in its swashbuckling days. A County of breathlessly beautiful scenery and gigantic industrial plants, miles of orchards and countless acres of grain. Great herds of livestock and quay walls of mighty warships, prairie lands that became vast natural gas producing fields, a County of lakes and bays and sloughs and channels, picturesque valleys and rolling hills that is Solano County, America's Little California..
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Marble, healing water spring from Tolenas site / Delaplane, Kristin [432] [ECHOS-1999-432]
It was said that long ago, native Indians called the springs, located on a hill five miles north of Suisun City, "The Land of the Healing Waters." This was to become the site of Tolenas Springs (a.k.a. Solano Mineral Springs and Suisun Soda Springs), a famous Solano County landmark for many decades.
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Benicia artist dabbled in oils and rescues / Delaplane, Kristin [295] [ECHOS-1996-295]
In the spring of 1857, a drove of 200 head of cattle passed through Solano County on its way to the mountains. It was noted that the cattle looked as if a bite or two of fresh spring grass would do them no harm. A few firms were going out of business. G [...]
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Rhyme and reason behind early Solano poet / Bowen, Jerry [544] [WAYITWAS-2004-544]
I don't suppose that most newcomers to Vacaville have ever heard of Edwin Markham. Some may have heard of the poem, "Man With a Hoe," but don't know that a man who once lived in the now-contentious Lagoon Valley wrote it. So, let's look at a little history of Charles Edwin Anson Markham and some interesting contradictions.
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