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Wagons, buggies accent life in Suisun City / Delaplane, Kristin [300] [ECHOS-1996-300]
A new advertisement in the Solano County Herald in 1857 was for Charles P. Goff, a Vacaville attorney and counselor at law, and solicitor in Chancery. Another new ad announced that photographers McKown and Bishop were now producing melanotype-positive pictures on glass and iron. Tinted in colors, these portraits or miniatures produced an artistic effect [...]
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Suisun fire (Writing on wagon = "City Express") - Year 1906
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Ranch life full of drama / Delaplane, Kristin [435] [ECHOS-1999-435]
Today I am announcing my retirement from this column. It has been a source of great pleasure, and knowing there are many good stories yet to uncover, I feel some regret.
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Plenty of attorneys to fill 'old courthouse' / Delaplane, Kristin [347] [ECHOS-1997-347]
Times were good in the spring of 1864. It was noted at this time both the hospital and county jail were empty. Perhaps that was due in part to the number of attorneys in the area. Attorney M.H [...]
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Ella and Johnny Hay. D. W. Dowe - Artistic photographer
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Boy dies after Green Valley wagon accident / Delaplane, Kristin [380] [ECHOS-1998-380]
There was a show in the Union Hall in Suisun City in May 1867, when Martin the Wizard turned the place into ''an enchanted temple of magic and mystery.''
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A perilous wagon-train trip west / Bowen, Jerry [133] [WAYITWAS-2002-133]
In my last column we left the wagon train on the banks of the Colorado River, south of today's Bullhead City, Ariz., with 13 wounded and Alpha Brown dead from an Indian attack.
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Pena Adobe has a colorful history / Delaplane, Kristin [395] [ECHOS-1998-395]
The Pena Adobe, a registered historical landmark, was the original home of Juan Felipe Pena, one of the first European settlers in the area in the 1840s. Today the city of Vacaville along with the Vacaville Heritage Council is working on making repairs and upgrading the environment so that the artifacts that relate to the adobe's heritage may be safely housed there. Volunteers are wanted for this project. The goal is to bring the adobe up to the standards of a quality museum-like structure and then maintain regular hours with volunteer docents.
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Civil War becomes center of Solano life / Delaplane, Kristin [318] [ECHOS-1996-318]
The Civil War was the source of much local news in 1863. Pearon's traveling exhibition, "Mirror of the War," was up for three days in Suisun and allowed citizens to see and hear accounts of the war. Local militia groups were formed in the event they were needed for the war effort. It was announced that the Vallejo Rifle Co [...]
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Benicia artist dabbled in oils and rescues / Delaplane, Kristin [295] [ECHOS-1996-295]
In the spring of 1857, a drove of 200 head of cattle passed through Solano County on its way to the mountains. It was noted that the cattle looked as if a bite or two of fresh spring grass would do them no harm. A few firms were going out of business. G [...]
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