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Solano History 30 records found  beginprevious21 - 30  jump to record: Search took 0.03 seconds. 
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Carrying on family's agricultural tradition / Delaplane, Kristin [412] [ECHOS-1999-412]
"I am a fruit rancher and fourth-generation Vacavillian. My great-grandfather, George Sharpe, came here from England. He was a contractor and a builder and when the train stopped in Elmira, he decided the building opportunities were here. The towns were booming in the 1860s or 1870s [...]
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Solano has seen many changes / Dingler, Nancy [492] [RETROSPECT-2004-492]
The 1850s brought a major change to Suisun and the surrounding area that would alter the landscape forever. Ship captain, Josiah Wing purchased the "island" of Suisun from Curtis Wilson and Dr. John Baker in 1852, built a wharf and a warehouse, then had his house in San Francisco shipped up the slough and his family sent for. In partnership with John Owens, Captain Wing laid out the town of Suisun. They soon discovered that at low tide, Suisun was not an island, but connected to Fairfield by a strip of land, eventually named Union Ave.
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Vaca, McDaniel and Mizner Vacaville Map Vaca, McDaniel and Mizner Vacaville Map
1850

Original map drawn up between Manuel Vaca, William McDaniel and L.B. Mizner for the land deal that created the town of Vacaville. This map shows traces of a land swindle that had Vaca selling off more land to McDaniel and Mizner than he thought he was selling. When Vaca realized he had been tricked, he filed suit. Vaca thought he was only selling one square mile to the two men, but ended up selling nine square miles. Vaca sued and lost the first round in court, but won the second..
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Rio Vista Centennial Keepsake 1958 Rio Vista Centennial Keepsake 1958
1958

Rio Vista Centennial Keepsake booklet from 1958. This booklet contains photos and a history of Rio Vista from 1846 to 1958 and is divided into 6 sections, which cover all aspects of the community. An excerpt from the Dedication text reads as follows: "The citizens of Rio Vista, California, pause during summer of 1958 to glance back over the past hundred year's history of OUR TOWN. From a tiny settlement we have prospered to a jewel of a small city on the bank of the Sacramento River." Designed, compiled and illustrated by Idella R. [...]

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An 1879 tour saw a plethora of growers / Delaplane, Kristin [326] [ECHOS-1997-326]
In the spring of 1879, reporters from the Weekly Solano Republican set out to explore the countryside in the Vacaville Township and the town of Vacaville. They described the various ranches and farms and who owned the land. Many of today's streets were named for these early growers.
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Suisun City's Early History full of Drama / Bowen, Jerry [823] [WAYITWAS-2008-823]
Suisun was a fast growing town from the 1870s to the 1890s. Loads of marble passed through Suisun from Judge Swan's marble quarry located about seven miles north of Suisun at Tolenas Springs en route to San Francisco. A few of the old Suisun families had 40-pound clocks encased in the marble. The mineral water there was bottled and sold, along with sarsaparilla in the bars of the period [...]
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Bird's Landing finds strength as retail center / Delaplane, Kristin [239] [ECHOS-1995-239]
Information for this article came from the Vacaville Heritage Council, Vacaville Museum, and Solano County Genealogical Society. Second of two parts Last week we looked at the beginnings of Collinsville, founded by the notorious Hastings as a new frontier for a group of Mormons. The Mormons never arrived, but a settlement of farmers and fisherman was established. The land changed hands and was the product of a huge land scam. In two years the scam unraveled and the town was sold to Emory Irving Upham.
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Montezuma outlasts scam, shady characters / Delaplane, Kristin [237] [ECHOS-1995-237]
Information for this article came from the Vacaville Museum, Vacaville Heritage Council and Solano County Genealogical Society. First of two parts The Montezuma Township consisted of 75 square miles and was bounded by Denverton on the north, Rio Vista on the east, the Sacramento River to the south and Suisun to the west. The towns in the township were Bird's Landing and Collinsville, which were located on the rolling hills known as the Montezuma Hills.
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Loss of Capitol, decline of port end dreams / Delaplane, Kristin [228] [ECHOS-1995-228]
Information for this article came from the Benicia Camel Barn Museum, Solano County Genealogical Society, Benicia Historical Society, and Vacaville Heritage Council (Part 2. Last week was the story of the founding of Benicia in 1848 by Robert Semple, who purchased the land from Gen. Vallejo. The first news of the Gold Rush was in Benicia [...]
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Meet Cleo Gordon Elementary school's namesake / Dingler, Nancy [463] [RETROSPECT-2000-463]
Have you ever wondered how local places, like streets and schools get their names? For example, it is obvious that Fairfield High is named after the town, but did you know that Armijo High was named after the family that had the large Spanish land grant it sits on? Historically, people want to honor prominent, successful people by naming places for them.
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