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Old Fairfield Hotel, Destroyed in late 1890's by fire. Driver-W. B. Fields

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Arlington Hotel as seen from the Plaza - Suisun, California fire..

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Front view of Raleigh Hotel on fire (Northeast corner of Parker and Main)-July 11, 1909

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Fire in 1909 left Vacaville without a hotel / Bowen, Jerry [214] [WAYITWAS-2004-214]
For years, as Vacaville grew during the nineteenth century, volunteer firemen had pressured the town trustees for efficient firefighting equipment, but with little success. By 1908, Vacaville had two hose carts, a town water system with a few hydrants and chemical fire extinguishers strategically placed around the downtown area.

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Education put poet on the path / Bowen, Jerry [88] [WAYITWAS-2001-88]
This is the second of a two-part story about the poet Edwin Markham. Part 1 was published Sept. 2 - Editor.

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Chopping off Presbyterian Church steeple (Hotel Raleigh Fire)

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Floods and fire made many idle roomers / 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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School's story is wreathed in summary of pupils / Goerke-Shrode, Sabine [671] [WAYITWAS-2006-671]
This is Part 1 of a two-part article. Part 2 will run Sunday, Oct. 22. - Editor In the early years of Solano County history, Benicia was at the forefront in developing educational institutions for the children of the first pioneer families.

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Mare Island fostered many stories / Bowen, Jerry [187] [WAYITWAS-2003-187]
Last March, my fellow history columnist Goerke-Shrode, Sabine wrote an article on Mare Island, but I thought I would expand on it a little with a few stories about the ships and men who were part of the island's history, similar to "the rest of the story" as radio commentator Paul Harvey would say.

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At old hotels, you slept with your boots on / Delaplane, Kristin [275] [ECHOS-1996-275]
Third in a series Suisun City's major hotel was the landmark Roberts House located on the square. It burned down, but it was rebuilt in a most lavish manner. It featured three stories with a balcony and was renamed the Arlington Hotel. In 1868, the site of Elmira was established to accommodate the train, and within a bit of time the Sample Rooming House and Bar was built.