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(78)
Marsh provided fertile future
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Goerke-Shrode, Sabine
[699]
[WAYITWAS-2007-699]
Solano County is fortunate that the Suisun Marsh is within its bounds. The marsh is part of the San Francisco Bay-Delta estuary system and is the largest contiguous brackish water marsh on the West Coast.
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Lawyer lured by gold, stayed to become top judge
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Goerke-Shrode, Sabine
[609]
[WAYITWAS-2005-609]
One name tied to early Solano County history is that of Judge John Currey. In our area, he made his name during the 1850s as a lawyer, working with many of the settlers in solving their legal issues surrounding the Mexican land grants and the ensuing settlement disputes.
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Early California gold rush pioneer
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Bowen, Jerry
[125]
[WAYITWAS-2002-125]
Some of Solano County's early residents are relatively unknown locally but when you look into their past you find that they left an impressive trail of actions and deeds.
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New century brought new freedoms
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Goerke-Shrode, Sabine
[104]
[WAYITWAS-2002-104]
The first few decades of the 20th century brought much change. One aspect was the greater freedom women gained in their personal lives.
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Longtime Solanoan recalls family's past
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Delaplane, Kristin
[415]
[ECHOS-1999-415]
Granville Swift was my great-grandmother's brother. He got to California in 1841. In about 1844, he moved to Orland where he started a horse and cattle ranch. "In 1848, when gold was discovered, he went over to the American and Feather rivers and made a killing [...]
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Poor road conditions brought the citizenry together
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Goerke-Shrode, Sabine
[867]
[WAYITWAS-2008-867]
"Good or Poor Roads. - Messrs. Citizens of Vacaville Township, which will you have?" opened the Reporter on Thursday afternoon, Feb. 13, 1890 [...]
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Sea captains end up ashore in Suisun area
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Goerke-Shrode, Sabine
[683]
[WAYITWAS-2006-683]
Like many pioneers, Capt. Josiah Wing came to California drawn by the Gold Rush and its famed opportunities for acquiring wealth in a short time.
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Treasure other than gold lured immigrants
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Goerke-Shrode, Sabine
[561]
[WAYITWAS-2005-561]
Many of Solano County's pioneers were lured to California by the Gold Rush and its economic opportunities, before settling down instead to cultivate the rich soils.
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Wagon folks hoped for land of plenty
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Bowen, Jerry
[149]
[WAYITWAS-2003-149]
Not all the wagon trains that headed west to California in the 1800s were on a quest for riches found in the gold mines of the Golden State.
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A tale of gold buried at Rancho Solano
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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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