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(79)
How the Nut Tree grew to be a landmark
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Goerke-Shrode, Sabine
[661]
[WAYITWAS-2006-661]
Last week at Solano County's exhibit at the State Fair, volunteers handed out nuts, candy, and paper fans announcing the opening of the new Nut Tree. Many visitors expressed their delight at the news that the Nut Tree was opening again, often followed by a precious memory of visits to the famous Nut Tree of old.
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County library served 56 school districts
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Goerke-Shrode, Sabine
[494]
[WAYITWAS-2004-494]
With the dedication Oct. 5, 1931 of the new Spanish Mission-style library in Fairfield, on the corner of Union and Texas Street, the Solano County Free Library was once again ready to grow.
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Family success literally grew on trees
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Goerke-Shrode, Sabine
[122]
[WAYITWAS-2002-122]
Leonard Buck's achievements as one of the premier commercial orchardists in the Vacaville area was the foundation for Vacaville's most prominent family.
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Prosperity causes changes in Vacaville
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Delaplane, Kristin
[343]
[ECHOS-1997-343]
In the summer of 1883, Sen. Buck, a prosperous fruit rancher and state politician, was having a large fruit wagon built by blacksmith and wagonmaker Hugh Cernon. Buck had just been elected to be one of the vice presidents of the State Horticultural Society.
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Looking back on the birth of the Air Force
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Dingler, Nancy
[732]
[RETROSPECT-2007-732]
In 1942, Fairfield was a sleepy agricultural dot on the landscape. Ragsdale airfield, as it first was known, was originally planned to be temporary. However, the mission changed as things do in wartime and the airfield became the Fairfield-Suisun Army Air Base.
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The Patwins, the settlers and Lake Solano
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Dingler, Nancy
[491]
[RETROSPECT-2004-491]
For thousands, if not millions, of years Putah Creek flowed through Berryessa Valley, and out Devil's Gate, meandering along the border between Yolo and Solano counties, on its way to the Delta. By 1957, a radical change would alter the ancient landscape.
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Solano agriculture was fruitful in early 1900s
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Goerke-Shrode, Sabine
[602]
[WAYITWAS-2005-602]
Solano County has undergone vast changes over the last 100 years. At the turn of the 20th century, its economy centered on agriculture, with a focus on fresh fruit in the valleys around Vacaville and Suisun.
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(77)
Vacaville in Ashes
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Bowen, Jerry
[35]
[WAYITWAS-2000-35]
June 6, 1877. The north wind was hot and harsh on the dry landscape surrounding the small town of Vacaville. At the southwest end of town, Tom Wilson had just returned from Suisun, put his horse in the barn and gone into the house. It was quiet in their home because his mother, Luzena, and sister were visiting Yosemite [...]
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Benicia Tannery was one of the state's best
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Goerke-Shrode, Sabine
[863]
[WAYITWAS-2008-863]
During the 19th century, canneries and tanneries formed the core of Benicia's economy. The earliest tannery, the Pioneer Tannery, was founded in 1864 and underwent several changes of ownership. Within a short time period others followed, creating a cluster of tanneries.
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By 1880s, Solano crops went against the grain
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Goerke-Shrode, Sabine
[583]
[WAYITWAS-2005-583]
Certain periods in the history of Solano County have been harbingers of great change, offering residents the opportunity to take new directions. In our time, growth pressures bring challenges, including how we will protect and promote Solano County's rich agriculture.
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