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Death, intrigue, scandal part of the times / Delaplane, Kristin [399] [ECHOS-1998-399]
In the first part of 1871, three deaths were reported out of Vacaville. From the start of the year, things took a bad turn for Joseph Hewitt of Pleasants Valley. His barn, along 20 tons of hay and four valuable horses, were all destroyed in a fire.
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Murder in Pleasants Valley / Bowen, Jerry [23] [WAYITWAS-2000-23]
The past year had been a lousy time for Joseph Hewitt of Pleasants Valley, and a series of events would soon come to a terrible, unexpected conclusion.
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Tolenas Springs excavated 7-ton stone / Goerke-Shrode, Sabine [588] [WAYITWAS-2005-588]
In autumn of 1857, the Solano County Herald, located in Benicia, sent two reporters on "a stroll through the upper part of the county" with the intent to show its readers the latest developments in places like Suisun and Vacaville. The report was published on Sept. 26, 1857.
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Property disputes lead to anger, deaths / Delaplane, Kristin [308] [ECHOS-1996-308]
By spring of 1858, Benicia's Collegiate Institute was adding on a brick building. Meanwhile, a report was made for the newspaper by a citizen of Suisun City. This concerned news of "an affray" in the Montezuma Township.
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Part of panoramic view of Vacaville taken from tower of the High School. East Main St. Catholic Church in center with Christian Church on corner of Wilson and Catherine later destroyed by fire..
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Guns cause chance, willful deaths in 1858 / Delaplane, Kristin [304] [ECHOS-1996-304]
The winter of 1858, the citizens of Benicia had a full view of a snow-covered Mount Diablo. By February, the rains had begun. In January, two men, apparently from Napa, were out hunting about two miles from Benicia. One man raised his gun to fire at a duck on the wing [...]
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Exploring a mansion's storied past / Goerke-Shrode, Sabine [178] [WAYITWAS-2003-178]
Driving along Suisun Valley Road, I am always intrigued by Stonedene, the Gothic revival mansion situated opposite Solano Community College. The history of this particular location reaches back into the time before the first white settlers arrived.
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Vacaville destroyed in year's second inferno / Bowen, Jerry [36] [WAYITWAS-2000-36]
In the early days of California it was common for hastily erected towns to be destroyed by fire. Homes and businesses were built close together and usually out of wood. The cost and importance of fire protection was ignored until a disaster happened. Occasionally, after a particularly bad fire, a town would slowly fade away and disappear if it didn't have a good reason to rebuild.
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