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Suisun men helped oust Spanish troops / Goerke-Shrode, Sabine [158] [WAYITWAS-2003-158]
One of the tenets of American politics during the 18th and 19th centuries was the belief that the country should remain unconcerned with European affairs.
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Vacans supported their troops overseas / Goerke-Shrode, Sabine [132] [WAYITWAS-2002-132]
The years 1917 and 1918, when the United States sent troops to the European battlefields, also brought much change to the people back home. Nationally and locally, efforts were under way to support the war and the young men fighting overseas in particular.
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Part 2-Spanish Troops Marched In / Bowen, Jerry [673] [WAYITWAS-2006-673]
When I ended my last column I said, "Second-Lieutenant Gabriel Moraga with seventeen soldiers and an auxiliary force of Christian Indians of unknown size attacked the Suisun force of 120 fighting men on May 22, 1810 near Rockville." Here again is a misconception of history perhaps read out of context. It wasn't at Rockville. It was at or near today's Suisun City.
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Helping to make their communities better / Goerke-Shrode, Sabine [541] [WAYITWAS-2004-541]
At the beginning of the 20th century, women all over the country founded women's service clubs to improve their communities. In upper Solano County, the three most prominent clubs were the Dixon Women's Improvement Club, Vacaville's Saturday Club, and Suisun/Fairfield's Wednesday Club.
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Troops defeated in search for artesian water / Goerke-Shrode, Sabine [550] [WAYITWAS-2004-550]
With the construction of its first seven buildings by 1859, including two store magazines, two shops, a hospital, a guardhouse and a three-story storehouse, the Benicia Arsenal was ready to serve the United States Army as the only arsenal on the West Coast.
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Solano County jumps to help after quake / Goerke-Shrode, Sabine [639] [WAYITWAS-2006-639]
On Wednesday, April 18, 1906, at 5:15 a.m., the earthquake that devastated San Francisco also shook up local residents.
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Vaca settlers help raise a college / Goerke-Shrode, Sabine [190] [WAYITWAS-2003-190]
This continues the story of David and Jane Gray Creighton after they settled in Vacaville in 1863. The story is based on the diaries of David Creighton, transcribed by his great-granddaughter, Josephine Farmer Albrecht. Her daughter, Kirsten Llamas of Florida, granted permission to use diaries, letters and photographs - Editor.
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War gave men their fill of the Phi / Goerke-Shrode, Sabine [160] [WAYITWAS-2003-160]
In my last column, Suisun residents Fred Rush, Jackson W. Oliver, George Cooper, Howard Bronson, and Seranus Hastings had made the trip to the Philippines on the transporter S. S. Indiana as part of the 23rd Infantry regiment to take part in the Spanish-American War [...]
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Settler's humor helped her cope in pioneer days / Goerke-Shrode, Sabine [4] [WAYITWAS-2000-4]
During the early years of the Gold Rush, women were a rare sight, especially in the gold fields, but also in the newly forming settlements. One of the few who braved the hardships of the journey was 28-year-old Luzena Stanley Wilson, who, together with her husband Mason Wilson and her two toddler-aged children, came to Vacaville in the spring of 1851.
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Spanish-American War, Philippines, George Shirar
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