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Vaca streets named for earliest settlers / Delaplane, Kristin [321] [ECHOS-1997-321]
In 1852, Mason Wilson and his wife, Luzena, a North Carolina native, arrived from the gold fields to harvest the wild hay in Solano that was selling for $150 a ton in San Francisco. Traveling in a covered wagon, they arrived in Vacaville and set up their rig on Main Street.
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Residences, farms, businesses in Solano County, CA. 1878 Residences, farms, businesses in Solano County, CA. 1878
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Locations include: Residence and farm of James Galbraith, Birds Landing. Solano Brewery, Vallejo Cal., Widenmann and Rothenbush, proprs. Mrs. C.J. Pittman, proptrs. Bridgport (Bridgport Hotel, i.e., Bridgeport) Pioneer Brewery, Edward McGettigan, propr., Vallejo, Cal. [...]

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Despite fires, Suisun thrives during 1860s / Delaplane, Kristin [384] [ECHOS-1998-384]
In 1868, George A. Gillespie, brother of E.F. Gillespie, was publishing the Solano Press. E.F [...]
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Business Card -Dr. A. E. Buzard - Veterinary Surgeon. [...]

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Horse racing popular in summer of 1856 / Delaplane, Kristin [288] [ECHOS-1996-288]
Third in a series Citizens of Solano County celebrated Independence Day 1856 with balls in Suisun City and at Tufts on Putah Creek, where a large crowd gathered. Between Benicia and Vallejo was A.P. Ryerson's Half Mile Track, and the races were on. For a purse of at least $40, there was a free-for-all, one-mile race with trotting horses [...]
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Solano enjoyed glorious spring in 1856 / Delaplane, Kristin [287] [ECHOS-1996-287]
Second in a series Springtime 1856: gardening chores were on people's minds. The editors of the Solano County Herald approvingly noted that citizens were taking advantage of the pleasant weather to improve their lots by planting trees and flower and vegetable gardens. Garden Seeds were the hot item at the Benicia Drug Store and Judge and Co. at the Bunker Hill House was set to do business gardening, teaming, well digging and whitewashing.
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Juan Manuel Vaca: The don of Vacaville / Delaplane, Kristin [224] [ECHOS-1995-224]
Information for this article came from "History of the Vaca Clan," by Jeff Paul. The Vacaville Heritage Council and the Vacaville Museum. The family name Vaca came about during the Moorish wars in Spain. Any man who marked a strategic river ford with a cow's skull was rewarded by the king with the name Cabeza de Vaca (cow's head).
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Quake doesn't dim Vaca showcase / Goerke-Shrode, Sabine [84] [WAYITWAS-2001-84]
During the late 1880s and early 1890s, Vacaville residents eagerly tried to promote the town and their flourishing orchard industry throughout the United States in an effort to attract new settlers to move here.
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Fruit-growers, robbers savor trains' arrival / 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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How Early Editors Wrote / Wichels, Ernest [801] [WICHELS-1964-801]
One of' the Gibson Publications-the Evening Chronicle, is nearing Its 97th birthday. It was established as a weekly in the summer of 1867, just in time to give a running account of the progress of railroad construction proceeding from South Vallejo toward Marysville.
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