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Dixon was an elk horn 'graveyard' / Bowen, Jerry [115] [WAYITWAS-2002-115]
I was looking for something to write about for this week's article when the following caught my eye in a 1968 Centennial issue of the Dixon Tribune.
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0012 0012
1892

April 12 Earthquake damage. Crystal Brothers Store at Main and Dobbins St. Also called the Platt Block. Also see 0116
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Bird's Landing finds strength as retail center / 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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'Tapeworm ticket' hurts intestines of election / Goerke-Shrode, Sabine [765] [WAYITWAS-2007-765]
My last column looked at local elections in the 1860s and 1870s and their tumultuous proceedings. One of the most memorable elections occurred in 1871, when Vallejo gained national fame for the invention of the so-called "tapeworm ticket." The main information for the events surrounding this ballot ticket can be found in "Recollections of a Newspaperman," written by Frank A. Leach in 1917.
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1468 1468
1892

Earthquake, Crystal Building front on Main St
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0116 0116
1892

Earthquake damage, ca1892. April 2, 1892 - corner of Main and Dobbins. Crystal's Sore, Shaefer's Store. (much more info on index card)
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Solano County jumps to help after quake / Goerke-Shrode, Sabine [639] [WAYITWAS-2006-639]
On Wednesday, April 18, 1906, at 5:15 a.m., the earthquake that devastated San Francisco also shook up local residents.
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3070 3070

Earthquake damage to Dobbins House in Vacaville, Calif (See also 0308)
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0768 0768
1914

Roy L. Hilden on horse named Dick. Standing east of present location of Hertage Council building. Part of old high school in left of picture, grammer school in background
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Rockville Stone Church, Green Valley, Solano County California. Built in 1856 by Methodist Episcopal Church South. Photo taken after 1892 earthquake. The iron bands above the door and windows were placed there after the quake by Wm. [...]

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