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School, church, musical activities abound
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Delaplane, Kristin
[340]
[ECHOS-1997-340]
One hundred years ago, the schools in the Dixon area were running smoothly. Miss Mary Kirby was the teacher at the Silveyville school. Pitts School was where Miss Blanche Holly taught, and Miss Mercy Tucke headed up Currey School. A number of activities were taking place at the high school [...]
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The Buildings Remain, But Not the Names
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Rico, John
[933]
[RICO-1979-933]
THEY CAME - THEY STAYED AWHILE, THEN DISAPPEARED - If you would look at pictures taken following the April 19, 1892, earthquake in Vacaville you can see that many of the buildings damaged during that quake were repaired and are still standing along Main Street.
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Young, Wood families part of Solano history
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Delaplane, Kristin
[351]
[ECHOS-1997-351]
It was likely in the 1870s that a sailing vessel passenger Edward A. Young arrived in the Eureka after sailing around the Horn from New Brunswick. By then, lumbering had replaced gold mining as the major income source in this coastal town and Young went to work in the lumbering business. Not too much time passed when he was met with an accident [...]
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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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(77)
0308
W. J. Dobbins home, Vacaville, CA (Note: see 3070 - Dobbins home after earthquake)
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(77)
Solano-Napa Earthquakes
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Wichels, Ernest
[843]
[WICHELS-1965-843]
Last Sunday a devastating tremor rocked Chile; on Monday, it was the Aleutian Islands in Alaska. We are in the spring period of past earthquakes in Solano and Napa counties. Most of them have been in this eight-week period of March and April.
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Suisun booms in population and activities
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Delaplane, Kristin
[379]
[ECHOS-1998-379]
Suisun continued to be the bustling metropolis of the county in the 1860s, to which the following editorial attested:
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Chinese a vital part of Solano history
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Delaplane, Kristin
[320]
[ECHOS-1997-320]
In the 19th century, many Chinese, most of them from Southeast China, came to America's western shores seeking their fortunes. The greatest influx came when they heard of the discovery of gold in California. During this era, many Chinese and others found disappointment in the gold fields, and were attracted to Solano's rich farm land.
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Cement bonds community with work, play
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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
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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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