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Solano History 17 records found  previous11 - 17  jump to record: Search took 0.01 seconds. 
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Horse racing popular in summer of 1856 / Delaplane, Kristin [288] [ECHOS-1996-288]
Third in a series Citizens of Solano County celebrated Independence Day 1856 with balls in Suisun City and at Tufts on Putah Creek, where a large crowd gathered. Between Benicia and Vallejo was A.P. Ryerson's Half Mile Track, and the races were on. For a purse of at least $40, there was a free-for-all, one-mile race with trotting horses [...]
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1908 Map of Napa and Solano Counties California 1908 Map of Napa and Solano Counties California
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Shows roads, railways, towns, drainage, township and range, and ranchos. Blueline - county borders hand colored..
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Old Rocks, Other Items / Wichels, Ernest [809] [WICHELS-1964-809]
No one thinks of Vallejo as a former "mining town" and most of Solano County's residents will probably say that the only "mineral" in the county is the natural gas produced in the southern and eastern sections.
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Historical Sites Marked / Wichels, Ernest [811] [WICHELS-1964-811]
Our readers, like all Solano and Napa County residents, are inveterate motorists. One can meet drivers of local automobiles on any given day in almost any spot in California. Along with the highway safety signs, directional signs, etc., one does not travel far without seeing this one: "Historical Marker, 500 Feet."
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Problems Not New / Wichels, Ernest [783] [WICHELS-1964-783]
Too frequently we read of some "new" development to improve the economy; or hear someone wonder what has happened to modern youth; or see a reference to the shipyard "crisis." In reviewing the pages of one hundred years of Vallejo newspapers we come to the inevitable conclusion there is really nothing new.
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Solano County communities busy in 1884 / Delaplane, Kristin [362] [ECHOS-1997-362]
The popular saloon owned by A.B. Miller, at the corner of Bush and Depot streets in Vacaville, was the scene of a major shooting in December 1884. Louis Sohn was killed - most felt deservedly so. Sohn was greatly angered when Nap Broughton's widow married J. Walter A. Gilmore, because Sohn had been determined to run her ranch himself.
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Fruit-growers, robbers savor trains' arrival / Delaplane, Kristin [268] [ECHOS-1996-268]
Information for this article came from the Western Railway Museum and the Vacaville Heritage Council. Second in a series In 1869, the Vallejo Street Car Co. began operation as a horse-car line going from the business district to the train depot in north Vallejo. It proved to be a poor business venture, as the car had difficulty staying on the tracks.
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