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Vallejo detained in revolt 150 years ago / Delaplane, Kristin [290] [ECHOS-1996-290]
By the 1840s, the Mexican hold on California was weakening. There were less than 10,000 Mexicans living in California, and they were not a particularly powerful group, as they were scattered throughout the area in small towns and settlements. Many Californians, including Mexican nationals, were unhappy with Mexico's rule, which was very slack and provided the settlements with little support. Thus, the Union, the United States, was in a good position to win support and take over.
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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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Remembering the Good Old School Days / Rico, John [876] [RICO-1981-876]
School days, good old golden rule days. An estimated 9,000 Vacaville area elementary and high school students will go back to their classes next Tuesday. No one is able to predict whether registrations will be up or down. With home building here at a near stagnant position, there actually could be a decline in registrations for the fall semesters.
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Vallejo: Dignified in face of adversity / Delaplane, Kristin [252] [ECHOS-1995-252]
Information for this article came from the Vacaville Heritage Council. Second of two parts Last week: Gen. Mariano G. Vallejo is pictured as a scholar and a military man [...]
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Mid-1800s were a roller coaster for Vallejo / Bowen, Jerry [638] [WAYITWAS-2006-638]
Life for Mariano Vallejo and his family after the Bear Flag Revolt was to be filled with many ups and downs and in the final days of his life not exactly a fitting end for such a loyal American patriot.
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Solano County - The Prize Winning County 1915 Solano County - The Prize Winning County 1915
1915

Solano County Souvenir Edition booklet from the Panama-Pacific International Exposition. Issued by Sunset Magazine Service Bureau for the Board of Supervisors of Solano County, CA. Highlights include detailed narrative on each city including Rio Vista, Suisun, Fairfield, Vacaville, Vallejo, Dixon, Benicia..
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