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Vaca, McDaniel and Mizner Vacaville Map Vaca, McDaniel and Mizner Vacaville Map
1850

Original map drawn up between Manuel Vaca, William McDaniel and L.B. Mizner for the land deal that created the town of Vacaville. This map shows traces of a land swindle that had Vaca selling off more land to McDaniel and Mizner than he thought he was selling. When Vaca realized he had been tricked, he filed suit. Vaca thought he was only selling one square mile to the two men, but ended up selling nine square miles. Vaca sued and lost the first round in court, but won the second..

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Vacaville's Shaky Beginning / Bowen, Jerry [15] [WAYITWAS-2000-15]
For all you history buffs in the area it is a well-known fact that on Aug. 21, 1850, Juan Manuel Vaca sold nine square miles of land for $3,000 to William McDaniel, with the provision that one square mile be designated as the new town of Vacaville. In addition, McDaniel was to deed back to Vaca 1,055 lots in the new town. Right?
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WY0112a WY0112a

Mrs. Landes Lewitin, Alica daughter of Henry Watson Mizner and grandaughter of Lansing Bond Mizner

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WY0110c WY0110c

Lansing Bond Mizner. He bacame partner of Milliam McDaniel in founding of Vacaville, California. Also a partner of S.K. Nurse of Denverton, California in four mule stage line from Benicia to New Helvetia (Sacramento, Ca.)

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WY0112b WY0112b
1975

Mrs. Landes Lewitin about 1975, only surviving grandchild of L. B. Mizner in 1976..

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WY0128 WY0128

Juan Manuel Vaca for whom Vacaville was named. Land Grant partner of Juan Felipe Pena

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Residences, farms, businesses in Solano County, CA. 1878 Residences, farms, businesses in Solano County, CA. 1878
1878

Locations include: Residence and farm of James Galbraith, Birds Landing. Solano Brewery, Vallejo Cal., Widenmann and Rothenbush, proprs. Mrs. C.J. Pittman, proptrs. Bridgport (Bridgport Hotel, i.e., Bridgeport) Pioneer Brewery, Edward McGettigan, propr., Vallejo, Cal. [...]

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Vaca street named after early builder / Delaplane, Kristin [323] [ECHOS-1997-323]
As a young man of 21, Peabody landed in Benicia in 1850 having made the trip on a clipper ship around The Horn. A carpenter by trade, he bought with him several frame houses and engaged in the business of selling and setting those houses to lots.
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Map number three - Solano County Land Grants - 1878 Map number three - Solano County Land Grants - 1878
1878

Locations include: Vacaville, Los Putos Rancho, Armijo Grant, Suisun Grant, Suscol Grant, Green Valley. Historical atlas map of Solano County, California. Compiled, drawn and published from personal examinations and surveys by Thompson and West. San Francisco, Cala. 1878. Thos. [...]

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Map of Sacramento Valley - Land Grants Map of Sacramento Valley - Land Grants
1851

Map of Sacramento and Lower San Joaquin Valleys, dated 1851, shows land grants in the region during the final decades of the Mexican Era. Rancho Los Putos where the Pena Adobe was built about 1842 is shown at lower center. See the Red Arrow....

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