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Publication showcased Vacaville to the rest of the world / Goerke-Shrode, Sabine [41] [WAYITWAS-2000-41]
By the 1880s, immigration to California steadily increased. A large number of fruit ranches were established in the Vacaville area and elsewhere in the state. Newspapers, pamphlets and other printed advertisements throughout the United States extolled the beauty and climatic advantages of California, aiming to attract new settlers, and to open new markets.

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Quake doesn't dim Vaca showcase / Goerke-Shrode, Sabine [84] [WAYITWAS-2001-84]
During the late 1880s and early 1890s, Vacaville residents eagerly tried to promote the town and their flourishing orchard industry throughout the United States in an effort to attract new settlers to move here.

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Exposition was to showcase county / Goerke-Shrode, Sabine [590] [WAYITWAS-2005-590]
As many of my readers have guessed by now, I am intrigued by the number of great community events, celebrating a specific moment in local history or just life in general and usually involving the whole county, that have taken place over the last 150 years of Solano County's existence. Headlines of the various local newspapers always spout tantalizing words such as "thousands of visitors," "pageants," "gigantic" and "spectacular," and recount the enormous efforts to create these elaborate festivals.

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Vacaville's Past Rests Upon A Peaceful Hill / Rico, John [920] [RICO-1979-920]
AT REST - PEACEFULLY UPON A HILL - While I do not cherish the assignment of reporting the obituaries in this newspaper, I do so having been a resident here for more than 60 years, and having known thousands of neighbors, friends and relatives who have gone to their last rewards.

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"World Beauty Contest" Sacramento picnic

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Paper's first edition extols area's virtues / Goerke-Shrode, Sabine [678] [WAYITWAS-2006-678]
The Vacaville Reporter began its long career as the local newspaper with its first edition delivered March 10, 1883. Its first publisher was James D. McClain.

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School Problems Are Nothing New / Rico, John [913] [RICO-1979-913]
THE NEVER ENDING SCHOOLS PROBLEMS The increasing costs of education, plus divergent opinions on curriculums, are a constant sore spot not only in Vacaville but throughout the United States.

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Vacaville Community Brochure 1972

1972

Vacaville Community Brochure from 1972 showcasing various attractive aspects of the community. Topics include: Community Profile, History, Lifestyle, Recreation, Schools, Industrial Park, People, Industry and the Fiesta Days. The Community Profile section includes interesting statistical information for the time. For example, the population in 1972 was 22,850..

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