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Writings reveal turn-of-the-century life
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Delaplane, Kristin
[324]
[ECHOS-1997-324]
Pearl Fowler and Evelyn Lockie, both born around the turn of the century, wrote about their early days in Cordelia and the Suisun Valley. These writings give a window into their world and what their day-to-day life was like in Solano County. Fowler lived in the Green Valley Township with the small town of Cordelia the center of her universe.
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Railroad brings Solano on track in 1860s
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Delaplane, Kristin
[267]
[ECHOS-1996-267]
Information for this article came from the Vacaville Heritage Council and Vacaville Public Library. First in a series The advent of rail had a deep and lasting effect on Solano County. Hubs sprang up that had never before existed. The town of Dixon was created solely to take advantage of the railroad as was Elmira, both succeeding as central shipping locations for the wheat and fruit-growing districts.
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Solano townships boomed, then went bust
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Delaplane, Kristin
[235]
[ECHOS-1995-235]
Information for this article came from the Vacaville Museum, Vacaville Heritage Council and Vacaville Public Library. Solano County was one of the original 27 counties organized when California became a state in 1850. Providing water transport by the Sacramento River and its many sloughs and with some of the richest farming land, it was an ideal place to establish town sites. The towns were settled by men from the gold fields and those who came to California as pioneers.
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Silveyville rolls into Dixon when railroad arrives
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Delaplane, Kristin
[221]
[ECHOS-1995-221]
Information for this article came from the Dixon Historical Society collection and the Dixon Library archives. At one time Silveyville, had real expectations. Today it's a ghost town.
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Benicia boasts long, colorful history
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Goerke-Shrode, Sabine
[22]
[WAYITWAS-2000-22]
The oldest town in Solano County is Benicia, which can boast of many firsts: first town founded in the county, first seat of the state Capitol, first U.S. arsenal west of the Mississippi, first Protestant church organized in California, first windmill developed - and on and on.
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Where is the 'real' Vacaville?
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Bowen, Jerry
[19]
[WAYITWAS-2000-19]
In my last column, I stated that it was unknown which blocks of lots in the town of Vacaville were allotted to Vaca and Pena. Well, dagnabbit, that's not quite true. It's just that nobody seems to have written about it that I know of.
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Oral history gives look at Chinese culture
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Delaplane, Kristin
[406]
[ECHOS-1998-406]
'There was a big Chinese laundry in town where the McBride Senior Center is. It was called Quong Sing Chinese Laundry. Two or three people worked in the washroom and there were about four ironers.
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Suisun City becomes city of enterprise
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Delaplane, Kristin
[396]
[ECHOS-1998-396]
The 1870s were to be a prosperous time for Solano County. Many of those early pioneers were realizing their dreams and had become respected citizens. Suisun City was the major town for enterprise, but several businesses were also established in Vallejo, and Benicia was still a focal point for business.
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Floods and fire made many idle roomers
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Delaplane, Kristin
[274]
[ECHOS-1996-274]
Second in a series In 1857, the town of Rio Vista was founded, with J.M. Sidwell as one of the original settlers. It was in that year that Sidwell built a hotel. The fate of that hotel was to be complete destruction, along with the rest of the area's structures, when the flood of 1862 hit with such force it drowned out the entire town.
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One shove destroyed original Vacaville jail
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Delaplane, Kristin
[264]
[ECHOS-1995-264]
Last in a series Dating back to at least 1879, one of the jobs of Dixon's marshal was the collection of town taxes and license fees from the hotels and saloons. The marshal then billed the city a percentage. This was a practice in all towns. Oftentimes, there would be a bit of a squabble between the various lawmen - sheriff, constables and marshals - to see who would collect these fees.
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