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County's lost cemeteries, headstones / Bowen, Jerry [123] [WAYITWAS-2002-123]
After I wrote the article "Poor House Rich Source of Memories," published March 31, I received an e-mail from Sue Silver in Auburn who asked me where the county hospital cemetery was located.
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'Poorhouse' rich source of memories / Bowen, Jerry [113] [WAYITWAS-2002-113]
In 1892, an article appearing in the Vallejo Weekly Chronicle gave a rather graphic account of the conditions of Solano's first County Hospital. Built in the mid 1870s, it was then located near where Tabor Park is today in Fairfield. The property occupied by the "poorhouse," as it was commonly called, consisted of 60 acres in that area with wind breaks of eucalyptus trees.
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Rockville Cemetery, 15 March, 1976
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The long journey to California in 1846 / Dingler, Nancy [480] [RETROSPECT-2003-480]
In the quiet shade and shadows of the pioneer Rockville cemetery stand two stone monuments. Inscribed on the smaller rough-hewn, mossy natural headstone is the name Alford. Placed nearby is a little "stone house" quarried from the same stone that makes up the cemetery chapel.
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The railroad ferry 'Solano' still lives / Bowen, Jerry [107] [WAYITWAS-2002-107]
A few weeks ago, I wrote a story about the first run of the railroad ferryboat, Solano. From that article I received a fair amount of e-mail and queries about the ferry. One of the most interesting was from a Thomas Rubarth in Arizona who had done considerable research on the Solano.
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Solano pioneer: rich woman, poor woman / Dingler, Nancy [488] [RETROSPECT-2004-488]
The gold rush of 1849 created a massive migration. People from all walks of life and from around the world made their way to the rich gold fields of California. After months of walking across the country from Missouri, Luzena, along with her husband, Mason, and two small children were in sight of the promised land.
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Album spurs school memories / Bowen, Jerry [709] [WAYITWAS-2007-709]
A few weeks a go I received an e-mail from Arden Lites who lives in Sebastopol. She told me that her mother, Doris Mann, had found an album of photos in her attic with the name, "Floy P. Weeks, Green Valley School, 1915-1956," engraved on the front cover.
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Cityhood of Suisun petitioned / Bowen, Jerry [820] [WAYITWAS-2008-820]
In my last column I talked about nearby Cordelia receiving a post office in 1865 because it was on the stage route from Benicia to Sacramento and Suisun received its mail from that source until receiving its own post office in 1887.
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Aging structures in county spotlight / Bowen, Jerry [727] [WAYITWAS-2007-727]
Before I launch into this column I need to let several people who e-mailed me with questions know that my trusty old portable computer went up in smoke, and I lost all the questions. So, if I haven't answered you in the last month or so, try again.
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