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Solano History 24 records found  1 - 10nextend  jump to record: Search took 0.01 seconds. 
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Success ultimately became ferries' downfall / Dingler, Nancy [484] [RETROSPECT-2003-484]
Historically, to travel from Solano County to the Bay Area meant going by water. Over time, bridges have been built spanning the marshes, rivers and waterways that cut through the terrain, creating a water barrier.
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Bridges replace ferries for Bay Area transport / Dingler, Nancy [483] [RETROSPECT-2003-483]
As early as 1798, in George Vancouver's book, "A Voyage of Discovery," the great inland waterways around Yerba Buena (San Francisco) were described.
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Ferry changed bay transportation / Bowen, Jerry [53] [WAYITWAS-2001-53]
Dec. 1, 1879, was a grand day to launch into a new era of travel in the Bay Area.
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Contra Costa 'Other Coast' / Wichels, Ernest [791] [WICHELS-1964-791]
Contra Costa, meaning the "opposite coast," is no longer a stranger. The water barriers have gradually broken down. About Dec. 28, 1885, a ferry carried the first train across Carquinez Strait [...]
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Ferry crossing the Sacramento river near Sacramento
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Trial and error determined success of orchards / Goerke-Shrode, Sabine [14] [WAYITWAS-2000-14]
Orchards have been a part of Solano County's landscape for more than 150 years. Beginning with the first pioneers, settlers brought in plants, exchanged seeds and cuttings with friends and neighbors, experimented with different varieties to see how these adapted to the soil and climate, or even tried to create new strains and varieties.
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Ferry boat Calistoga in SF bay
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1950

Ferry boat for cars across Suisun Bay between Benicia and Martinez, Calif. One way to go to San Jose
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Waterway with bridge
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1925

Map of electrical trains and ferries from SF to Sac. From On the Bay of SF
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