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Solano History 13 records found  1 - 10next  jump to record: Search took 0.01 seconds. 
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Hunters flock to Solano County for ducks / Delaplane, Kristin [280] [ECHOS-1996-280]
The marshlands in Solano County have been a haven for wild ducks and geese for more than 4,000 years. The Suisun marshlands in particular have the most abundant growth of tall tules and is rich with good duck food. So it was natural that Indians were the first to become adept at hunting this wild game.
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Duck hunters with decoys
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Vallejo's shot as state capital is short-lived / Delaplane, Kristin [233] [ECHOS-1995-233]
Information for this article came from the Vallejo Naval and Historical Museum and Vacaville Heritage Council - First of two parts. During the age of the American Indians, the region around Vallejo was known for its wild cattle and horses that fed on the area's high oats. No evidence has ever turned up to show that there were Indian settlements there, but it does appear tribes came from Suisun Valley and other locations to dig for shellfish and hunt the cattle and other game.
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1932

Nov., 1932 - Completion of RR Bridge (SP) at Martinez. This engine ran through Vacaville around the turn off the century. Mr. Locy was the engineer [...]

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Solano sprouted food, good times in 1864 / Delaplane, Kristin [349] [ECHOS-1997-349]
According to the 1864 assessment, the total value of property in Solano County was $2,629,185.12. The taxes would come to $90,766.33. About 1,000 tons of wheat and 200 tons of barley were stored in Lewis Pierce's warehouse in Suisun that early fall. In addition, a large quantity had already been shipped to San Francisco.
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Guns cause chance, willful deaths in 1858 / Delaplane, Kristin [304] [ECHOS-1996-304]
The winter of 1858, the citizens of Benicia had a full view of a snow-covered Mount Diablo. By February, the rains had begun. In January, two men, apparently from Napa, were out hunting about two miles from Benicia. One man raised his gun to fire at a duck on the wing [...]
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1932

"Where the Food is Good" - 2 girls and 1 woman - 3/22/1932
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History reveals itself to treasure hunters / Delaplane, Kristin [269] [ECHOS-1996-269]
The Vacaville metal-detecting team of Buttari and Bruni learned of a location in downtown Vacaville where an old house was being razed. The two immediately set off in search of treasure. At first, using the tools of their trade, the pair weren't hitting pay dirt.
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Mystery of the healing waters in Tolenas / Dingler, Nancy [458] [RETROSPECT-2000-458]
Two centuries ago, in the 1800s, it became all the rage to "take the cure" in natural waters alive with sulfur and other curative minerals. Throughout Europe and America, the wealthy would flock to sumptuous resorts to be slathered in mud or to soak in hot waters that would soothe the body's ills from indigestion to arthritis. Such a popular remedy did not remain solely the indulgence of the idle rich.
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Produce crops proved profitable for Solanoans / Goerke-Shrode, Sabine [12] [WAYITWAS-2000-12]
Once the early pioneer settlers had cleared their land and built their homes, the search for marketable produce began. During the first years, this included hunting for wild game and harvesting the abundant grasses for hay. Both commodities could be sold profitably to the markets in San Francisco and Sacramento.
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