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Port made Suisun City the county's hub / Delaplane, Kristin [312] [ECHOS-1996-312]
In 1858, with the location of the county seat in Fairfield, building and business in that part of the county took off at break-neck speed. The county valuation for that year was upwards to $4 million dollars at a time when taxes were $1.35 on $100. By mid-October a brick building, built by Capt. Waterman for the county clerk and treasurer, was completed by local builder A.P [...]
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WY0218 WY0218

Fairfield, California - Solano County Court House, small brick building at the corner of Missouri and Taylor Street. Used as office for County Clerk and Treasurer in 1850-1860. One of the houses supplied by Capt. Robert Waterman for temporary County use..
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Loss of Capitol, decline of port end dreams / Delaplane, Kristin [228] [ECHOS-1995-228]
Information for this article came from the Benicia Camel Barn Museum, Solano County Genealogical Society, Benicia Historical Society, and Vacaville Heritage Council (Part 2. Last week was the story of the founding of Benicia in 1848 by Robert Semple, who purchased the land from Gen. Vallejo. The first news of the Gold Rush was in Benicia [...]
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Bog was barrier between two cities / Bowen, Jerry [818] [WAYITWAS-2008-818]
I left off in my last column noting that when Fairfield became the County Seat in 1858, Fairfield was still struggling to become the more prominent city, even though it had the increased influence of being the county seat. Suisun was already an important shipping port and business community, and many of the officials made their home in Suisun rather than Fairfield.
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1958 City of Vacaville - City Code 1958 City of Vacaville - City Code
1958

The Code of the City of Vacaville, 1958. The general ordinances of the City published by order of the City Council. Passed at a regular meeting of the City Council on October 21st, 1958 with the following vote: AYES from Councilmen Gilley, Clark, Griffin, Moriel, and Cobble. ATTESTED: Olivia M. [...]

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Capt. Wing steered Suisun City's early course / Goerke-Shrode, Sabine [685] [WAYITWAS-2007-685]
After his successful business venture in San Francisco during the Gold Rush, followed by the acquisition of the schooner Ann Sophia, Capt. Josiah Wing acquired a plot of land on Suisun Island in 1851.
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Cities battled over location of county seat / Goerke-Shrode, Sabine [24] [WAYITWAS-2000-24]
Solano County has "mobility" written all over its early history. Not only did the county host the state capitol several times - for one week in January 1852 and again for a few weeks in January 1853 in Vallejo. And after that, the Legislature moved to Benicia in February 1853, where it stayed until February 1854.
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