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Davisville - nearly Veranda City - founded / Delaplane, Kristin [257] [ECHOS-1995-257]
Information for this article came from the Solano Genealogy Society and the Yolo County Library. Second in a series From 1846 on, many land sale transactions were recorded, but for the most part, clear title of buyer or seller was impossible to determine.
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Silkworms, name 'Davisville' meet their fate / Delaplane, Kristin [259] [ECHOS-1995-259]
Information for this article came from the Solano Genealogy Society and the Yolo County Library. Fourth in a series. A school was somewhat established in Davisville's first year when the children attended classes in a small building. As there were more students than would fit in this structure, the students took turns learning their lessons; thus, half the students would be standing outside. In bad weather, they all huddled in the close quarters of the one room. Shortly, a larger room was made available and was in use until 1870.
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Crime accompanies prosperity in Davisville / Delaplane, Kristin [258] [ECHOS-1995-258]
Third in a series Shortly before Isaac Davis died in 1869, the Jerome Davis homestead was converted into a hotel named Yolo House. It operated as a hotel under a number of landlords up to about 1871.
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Indians, grizzlies succumb to newcomers / Delaplane, Kristin [256] [ECHOS-1995-256]
Information for this article came from the Solano Genealogy Society and the Yolo County Library. In early days, Putah Creek passed just south of what is now the city of Davis. There along the banks, Patwin Indians - the Pooewin - built their villages some 1,500 years ago. Archaeologists have determined that they lived in dome-shaped structures common to Patwin tribes [...]
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Soft land, big fire and cars sink Suisun City / Delaplane, Kristin [244] [ECHOS-1995-244]
Information for this article came from the Vacaville Heritage Council, Solano Genealogical Society and the Solano Historian. Second of two parts Historian Wood Young found these tidbits in an 1871 issue of the Weekly Solano Republican. Printed business-card-size advertisements for local doctors along with advertisements for patent medicines that cured consumption and seemingly every other wretched ailment that could befall a human being.
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Suisun City becomes 1880s commerce center / Delaplane, Kristin [243] [ECHOS-1995-243]
Information for this article came from the Vacaville Heritage Council, Solano Genealogical Society, Solano Historian and the Suisun City Fire Department. First of two parts Suisun Township was the largest township in Solano County, consisting of about 110,000 acres; 10,000 of those acres were under water. The township was bounded all around by Elmira, Vacaville, Napa County, Green Valley Township, Benicia and the Montezuma Township.
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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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Loss of Capitol, decline of port end dreams / Delaplane, Kristin [228] [ECHOS-1995-228]
Information for this article came from the Benicia Camel Barn Museum, Solano County Genealogical Society, Benicia Historical Society, and Vacaville Heritage Council (Part 2. Last week was the story of the founding of Benicia in 1848 by Robert Semple, who purchased the land from Gen. Vallejo. The first news of the Gold Rush was in Benicia [...]
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1884

The steam thresher of John A. Sikes, Davisville, Yolo County, California. Picture shows tenant houses and residence of J. A [...]

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Genealogy Society gets to the roots of census / Bowen, Jerry [69] [WAYITWAS-2001-69]
Vacaville is fortunate to have many dedicated people who care about our local history enough to put in long hours on the preservation and dissemination of information.
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