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Cherries played vital role in orchards / Goerke-Shrode, Sabine [16] [WAYITWAS-2000-16]
Cherries once were one of the important crops in the Vacaville and Suisun area. While apricots, peaches and pears were secure crops that could be dried and stored, cherries were - and still are - a highly speculative crop, as late spring rains easily can ruin a whole harvest.

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Area fruit growers faced prosperity, ruin / Delaplane, Kristin [341] [ECHOS-1997-341]
'The golden age of the fruit business was 1880 to 1897. I think that apricot orchard of my great-grandfather's paid off. They started getting refrigerated cars on the railroad for shipping the stuff.

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Bungling burglars blast Bank of Vacaville vault / Bowen, Jerry [42] [WAYITWAS-2000-42]
1990 in Vacaville started off with a bang ... literally. An explosion on Jan. 1 at 1:09 in the morning at the Security Pacific Bank on the corner of Alamo and Albacete, blew chunks of the building onto Alamo Drive and the surrounding area [...]

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Cherry Orchard, apricots and vineyard. Fruit drying. H. A. [...]

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Tanneries played important roles in early California / Goerke-Shrode, Sabine [861] [WAYITWAS-2008-861]
Leather products played an important role in 19th-century lifestyles. Horses needed harnesses and saddles, furniture was upholstered in leather, people wore riding gear, boots, shoes, gloves - everything required a steady supply of high-quality tanned leather.

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Recounting women's roles in early California / Goerke-Shrode, Sabine [821] [WAYITWAS-2008-821]
Women played an important role in early Californian history. In 1900, California celebrated its first 50 years of statehood. The San Francisco Chronicle interviewed several prominent pioneer women and published their oral histories in an article on Sept. 9, 1900.

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