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31.
(79)
Money grew on trees - for awhile
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Bowen, Jerry
[142]
[WAYITWAS-2002-142]
In 1888, the land around Suisun and Fairfield was occupied predominately by prosperous grain and stock farms and, higher up in the valley, by about 3,000 acres in fruit orchards.
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Agriculture boosts Rio Vista as major port
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Delaplane, Kristin
[231]
[ECHOS-1995-231]
Information for this article came from the Fairfield Library, Vacaville Heritage Council and Rio Vista Museum. This is the second of two parts (Last week: The Township of Rio Vista starts rolling and is suddenly washed away in torrential rains and flooding.)
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33.
(78)
Armijo family prospered on Tolenas land grant
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Dingler, Nancy
[477]
[RETROSPECT-2003-477]
Solano County was originally made up of six Spanish/Mexican land grants, all acquired by General Mariano Vallejo. He encouraged Mexican and American citizens to settle in Northern California, purchase land from Vallejo, raise cattle and their own little empires. One of those families were the Armijos, who arrived in the Suisun Valley around 1842.
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34.
(78)
Sea captains weighed their anchors in Solano
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Goerke-Shrode, Sabine
[680]
[WAYITWAS-2006-680]
Sea captains played an important role in the development of the Fairfield and Suisun area. With its proximity to the Suisun Bay, it is no surprise that men like Captain Robert Waterman, Captain Archibald Ritchie and Captain Josiah Wing saw an opportunity to combine business skills with their knowledge of the sea.
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(78)
Weddings bring two families closer
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Goerke-Shrode, Sabine
[114]
[WAYITWAS-2002-114]
By the late 1880s, Vacaville had become a settled and prosperous community.
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36.
(78)
Bells of Solano rang with enthusiasm
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Goerke-Shrode, Sabine
[595]
[WAYITWAS-2005-595]
This is the third installment of the development of "The Bells of Solano County," the first Solano County Fair. It took place in Fairfield in May 1930. The idea for the fair was conceived by David A. Weir, then publisher of the Solano Republican [...]
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37.
(77)
Prehistoric camels roamed Potrero Hills
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Delaplane, Kristin
[277]
[ECHOS-1996-277]
First in a series The low-range Potrero Hills start about three miles southeast of Fairfield and run some five miles or 10,000 acres. The maximum elevation is 400 feet above sea level. The geologists find the fact that they run in an east-west direction - interesting, as the majority of such features in the area run northwest.
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Chinese immigrants bring rich traditions
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Goerke-Shrode, Sabine
[66]
[WAYITWAS-2001-66]
The Gold Rush brought many immigrants to California.
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(75)
Orchardist prospers after early struggle
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Delaplane, Kristin
[421]
[ECHOS-1999-421]
Both my parents were born in Iowa and grew up within five miles of each other, but they didn't meet until they were almost grown. In Iowa we had a farm, 230 acres. The crops were corn, oats, barley and soybeans. I think they're still raising mostly those same crops back there [...]
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Area fruit growers faced prosperity, ruin
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Delaplane, Kristin
[341]
[ECHOS-1997-341]
'The golden age of the fruit business was 1880 to 1897. I think that apricot orchard of my great-grandfather's paid off. They started getting refrigerated cars on the railroad for shipping the stuff.
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