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1803 1803

Waterway with bridge
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Bridges replace ferries for Bay Area transport / Dingler, Nancy [483] [RETROSPECT-2003-483]
As early as 1798, in George Vancouver's book, "A Voyage of Discovery," the great inland waterways around Yerba Buena (San Francisco) were described.
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Denverton was once known as Nurse's Landing / Bowen, Jerry [33] [WAYITWAS-2000-33]
Every day thousands of travelers and strung-out commuters zoom past a road sign on Highway 12 that points to Denverton Road not far from the Western Railroad Museum. Should you choose to leave Highway 12 here, a fading and dusty street sign on this quiet road greets you declaring this to be the "Rio Vista-Denverton Road." An old ranch, a couple of newer structures and a bridge over a swampy waterway are all that occupy the quiet lane.
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Success ultimately became ferries' downfall / Dingler, Nancy [484] [RETROSPECT-2003-484]
Historically, to travel from Solano County to the Bay Area meant going by water. Over time, bridges have been built spanning the marshes, rivers and waterways that cut through the terrain, creating a water barrier.
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