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Wagon trains
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Chronicling the trek west to Pleasants Valley
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Bowen, Jerry
[618]
[WAYITWAS-2005-618]
The Old California and Oregon Trails that led to the settling of the West during the gold rush are well chronicled by many of the pioneers who made their way here.
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Cholera plagued wagon trains on trip west
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Bowen, Jerry
[621]
[WAYITWAS-2006-621]
In my last article, we began following the long wagon trip to California in 1849 with James S. Pleasants and his family. They had named the wagon train the Pleasant Hill Wagon Train in honor of the town they had been living near in Missouri.
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Reporters took probing tour into country
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Delaplane, Kristin
[325]
[ECHOS-1997-325]
In the spring of 1879, staff from the Suisun City's Solano Republican set out to explore the countryside. Their trip started with a train ride to Bridgeport, present-day Cordelia. Along the route they viewed the orchards then in bloom. Once in Bridgeport they stopped in at each of the town's business establishments.
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Vacaville settler tells of his travails
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Bowen, Jerry
[623]
[WAYITWAS-2006-623]
When we last left the Pleasant Hill wagon train, it had split into three groups because of the increased scarcity of feed for the animals as they continued their weary trek toward Independence Rock, the next major landmark.
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Pioneer prospered with cattle, stores
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Delaplane, Kristin
[322]
[ECHOS-1997-322]
Suisun's pioneer John B. Lemon was born 1825 in Indiana and received a rudimentary education. At age 24 he was a clerk in a general store when news of the gold discovery in California reached Indiana and his imagination. In 1849, Lemon left home to travel by mule train to seek his fortune.
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Wagon folks hoped for land of plenty
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Bowen, Jerry
[149]
[WAYITWAS-2003-149]
Not all the wagon trains that headed west to California in the 1800s were on a quest for riches found in the gold mines of the Golden State.
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Rock Train - Cement, CA
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Meet the famous owner of Green Valley Country Club
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Dingler, Nancy
[465]
[RETROSPECT-2001-465]
Have you ever noticed how many great public buildings started out as magnificent homes before their conversion? Such a building is the current Green Valley Country Club. The house was originally built by James Harbin on 130 acres that he had homesteaded. However, in my research, the most interesting owner of the home was the man who took possession of the property in 1864. Granville Swift was larger than life [...]
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Trek to California was arduous
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Goerke-Shrode, Sabine
[118]
[WAYITWAS-2002-118]
Whenever I read about the efforts early pioneers made to reach California, I am awed at their dogged spirit and their willingness to accept incredible hardships.
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