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Solano History 62 records found  beginprevious53 - 62  jump to record: Search took 0.02 seconds. 
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Paddleboats provided floating luxury / Goerke-Shrode, Sabine [182] [WAYITWAS-2003-182]
Travel by water proved the easiest and often most comfortable transportation method before the advent of automobiles, paved roads and easy river crossings.
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More than 500 ships were launched / Goerke-Shrode, Sabine [156] [WAYITWAS-2003-156]
Mare Island Navy Yard, as it was called in its early years, was established in the fall of 1854 by Admiral David G. Farragut, then a commander in the U.S. Navy.
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Leonard W. Buck a Vaca treasure / Goerke-Shrode, Sabine [120] [WAYITWAS-2002-120]
Few people influenced Vacaville's early economic success and history as much as Leonard W. Buck.
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Monticello's demolition aided farmers / Goerke-Shrode, Sabine [102] [WAYITWAS-2002-102]
So far this winter, rainfall has been plentiful, filling creeks and reservoirs. If the trend continues, once again we will be able to admire Lake Berryessa's Glory Hole spilling over and be secure in the knowledge that this summer there will be enough water for farm crops and households alike.
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New Year Eve Past Century / Wichels, Ernest [847] [WICHELS-1964-847]
We discover what our forefathers did during the New Year season by reading Farragut's log books, and looking over the early editions of the Vallejo Chronicle. How did the weather behave here 100 years ago today?
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Early Media / Wichels, Ernest [852] [WICHELS-1964-852]
It is difficult for most of us, living in the year 1964, to realize the advantages we possess over those available to Vallejo residents or Mare Island personnel just a hundred years ago. We take our freeways, radio and TV, dial telephones with direct connections to New York or Hawaii, automobiles, airplanes, etc., for granted.
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Local revelations Vallejo woman documents slavery, early black pioneers / Dingler, Nancy [695] [RETROSPECT-2007-695]
Sharon McGriff-Payne of Vallejo is passionate about her latest project: the recorded history of African-Americans in Solano County.
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Benicia became Solano's first seat of justice / Goerke-Shrode, Sabine [644] [WAYITWAS-2006-644]
With the June 6 election rapidly approaching, I was curious to see how early Solano County government institutions developed.
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Disasters follow pioneer family / Goerke-Shrode, Sabine [205] [WAYITWAS-2004-205]
My last column talked about the experiences of Luzena Stanley Wilson and Mason Wilson in Sacramento during the winter of 1849-1850. The information is based on Luzena's memoirs and the research by Fern Henry in her new book "My Checkered Life: Luzena Stanley Wilson in Early California."
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Diaries chronicle a long road west / Goerke-Shrode, Sabine [188] [WAYITWAS-2003-188]
Recently, a great-great-great-granddaughter of one of the early settlers in the Vacaville area, David Creighton, approached me with the news that she would like to share some of his diaries and letters with me.
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