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Solano History 9 records found  Search took 0.01 seconds. 
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Building with people and traffic

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The intrepid families of Vaca and Pena / Dingler, Nancy [472] [RETROSPECT-2002-472]
As traffic whizzes by on Interstate 80, few are aware that behind the fence, shaded by trees, still clearly visible on the east side of the freeway, from Fairfield, approaching Vacaville, is perhaps the oldest building in the entire county.
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People standing outside building (See 4682 to ID people)

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Transportation always a hot topic / Goerke-Shrode, Sabine [184] [WAYITWAS-2003-184]
With today's growing commuter traffic woes, the discussion about alternative transportation is on everybody's mind. While a BART-like rail connection would be desirable, the cost to build is prohibitive.
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Vallejo - 7 x 9 glass plate. Four-horse-drawn wagon with 3 people in it in front of large building

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People Who Build Ships / Wichels, Ernest [800] [WICHELS-1964-800]
Mare Island is again on the threshold of decision. Sometime this year, we are told, the administration will determine a cutback in the number of naval shipyards. Eleven yards are too many, it is stated, for the present size of United States naval forces afloat. Many considerations will enter into such a decision [...]
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Vacaville, Fairfield, Suisun - People County / Rico, John [902] [RICO-1981-902]
AND AWAY WE GROW- Years ago, in fact in 1910, when Vacaville residents traveled to San Francisco using old Highway 40, they needed to be alert in passing through Fairfield else they would have missed the few buildings there marking that hamlet. The population of Fairfield in 1910 was 834, and although Vacaville at that time was no booming metropolis, it claimed a population of 1177. Many Vacaville resident, seeking merchandise and services in those days gone by, would travel to nearby Suisun, which had more to offer than did Vacaville or Fairfield. But, look what's happened since those days.
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Moreno family builds legacy in Vacaville / Delaplane, Kristin [413] [ECHOS-1999-413]
'At the turn of the century, the governor of Hawaii came up with the idea that maybe the Portuguese and Spanish people would be good to work in the fields. They had knowledge of sugar cane, because sugar cane was raised in many of the Spanish colonies.
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Benicia a bustling, growing town in 1856 / Delaplane, Kristin [286] [ECHOS-1996-286]
First of four parts New Year's 1856 was celebrated in Vacaville with a ball. The people were crowded in a local building to the point of suffocation. Editors of the Solano County Herald advised that their friends in that section of the county build a large hall for the purpose of future balls.
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