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Solano History 18 records found  previous11 - 18  jump to record: Search took 0.01 seconds. 
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Men and women of Solano County's past remembered / Delaplane, Kristin [408] [ECHOS-1998-408]
Captain Granville Perry Swift was born in Kentucky in 1821. His grandmother was Daniel Boone's younger sister. In about 1840, at age 19, Swift, a rugged individual, set out with a group of trappers headed for California. Once in California he trapped all along Cache Creek and the Sacramento River.
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A year in the life of Solano County's past / Delaplane, Kristin [403] [ECHOS-1998-403]
Among the State Fair entries in 1871 was a gangplow invented by G.W. Haines of Maine Prairie. Theodore Winters of Putah and L.P. Marshall of Collinsville entered their thoroughbreds. Suisun's livery man, R.B [...]
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Becoming port of call put Rio Vista on map / Delaplane, Kristin [230] [ECHOS-1995-230]
Information for this story came from Fairfield Library, Vacaville Heritage Council and Rio Vista Museum. First of two parts The first Caucasian to see this area was probably Sir Francis Drake, when he explored the region on his trips up the Sacramento River in 1578.
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1969 City of Vacaville Park and Recreation Element 1969 City of Vacaville Park and Recreation Element
1969

Park and Recreation Element of the 1969 City of Vacaville General Plan. Prepared by Theodore Osmundson and Associates and presented to the City Council in August 1969. The Recreation Element consists of two studies which have been combined into a comprehensive overview of the Vacaville urban and regional environment. The following school parks are included in this report: Fairmont, Elm, Ulatis, Markham, Jepson, Monte Vista, Hemlock, and Alamo. [...]

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Looking back on market past / Delaplane, Kristin [402] [ECHOS-1998-402]
Q: Did they age meat in the early 1900s? A: Oh no. Never knew about aging. Never had the good facilities to age meat. They would sell meat by the pound in those days [...]
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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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Vallejo's shot as state capital is short-lived / Delaplane, Kristin [233] [ECHOS-1995-233]
Information for this article came from the Vallejo Naval and Historical Museum and Vacaville Heritage Council - First of two parts. During the age of the American Indians, the region around Vallejo was known for its wild cattle and horses that fed on the area's high oats. No evidence has ever turned up to show that there were Indian settlements there, but it does appear tribes came from Suisun Valley and other locations to dig for shellfish and hunt the cattle and other game.
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Tragic demise of "People of the West Wind" / Delaplane, Kristin [222] [ECHOS-1995-222]
Stone Age people were the first inhabitants of Solano County. This is known through artifacts found in Green Valley some years ago and dated by archaeologists to 2000 B.C. The next residents that we know of were the Patwin Indians. These people were the southern branch of the Wintun group and they lived in the region for a thousand years or more; some figures are as high as 4,000 years.
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