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Bird's Landing finds strength as retail center
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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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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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Railroad fire changed face of Suisun in 1906
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Bowen, Jerry
[601]
[WAYITWAS-2005-601]
With all the disasters flooding the news, I might as well add one more, although it's nowhere near on the scale of Hurricane Katrina. It happened in 1906. No, this story isn't about the San Francisco earthquake on April 18, 1906. That was already old news, at least for the local folks.
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Fires change the face of Vacaville
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Bowen, Jerry
[155]
[WAYITWAS-2003-155]
I was kickin' back at the Vacaville Heritage Council, cogitating on what I should write about this week, when I happened to glance at a couple of photos of Vacaville in the old days.
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Bridges built over troubling waters in town
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Delaplane, Kristin
[369]
[ECHOS-1998-369]
Dingley's Mill in Green Valley changed hands and the new owners had plans to enlarge the establishment and employ steam as the power source. George Dingley was forced to abandon his mill through a foreclosure eviction notice. When he originally purchased the land, the seller failed to disclose the mortgage liability.
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Writers impressed with local area in 1860s
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Delaplane, Kristin
[364]
[ECHOS-1997-364]
In the 1800s, writers from newspapers and publications visited Solano County and give a report on the area. The following are excerpts from an article that appeared in the California Rural Home Journal, which was published semimonthly in San Francisco.
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Fruit-growers, robbers savor trains' arrival
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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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First Rio Vista vanished on crest of new year
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Goerke-Shrode, Sabine
[622]
[WAYITWAS-2006-622]
Winter storms and flooding have been part of local history since early settlers began to record the weather. The new year of 2006 will be remembered as one such moment in time during which severe rain and flooding created havoc for many county residents.
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WWI changed Solano's landscape
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Goerke-Shrode, Sabine
[134]
[WAYITWAS-2002-134]
The spring of 1918 saw California farmers, including local orchard growers, worried. Many young men had been called to training camps or had left for the battlefields of Europe, and more were being drafted on a daily basis.
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Ferry changed bay transportation
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Bowen, Jerry
[53]
[WAYITWAS-2001-53]
Dec. 1, 1879, was a grand day to launch into a new era of travel in the Bay Area.
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