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WY0025 WY0025

Capt. Matthew Turner Shipyard at Benicia
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Shipyards with schooner Solano, Benicia
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1908

Sloop HELEN, built by A. E. Chapman, 1899. Turner Shipyard for S [...]

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Mathew Turner Benicia's shipbuilder extraordinaire / Bowen, Jerry [111] [WAYITWAS-2002-111]
One of the things I enjoy doing is visiting the historical sites I write about.
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Benicia - Solano County, California 1885 Benicia - Solano County, California 1885
1885

A large sketch of the Carquinez Straits and San Pablo Bay with the town of Benicia in 1885. Several notable structures are present such as Benicia City Hall, Turner and Eckley Ship Yard, Fire Department Building, Carquinez Packing Company, Palace Hotel, St. Augustine College, and the Bank of Benicia..
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WY0175 WY0175

Capt. Walsh's house. 235 L Street, Benicia, California. Known as The Paul Wetmar House when this photo was taken, From the Charles Loring Collection. [...]

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Ship with cargo of sugar meets bitter end / Bowen, Jerry [718] [WAYITWAS-2007-718]
I've done a couple of stories in the past on Matthew Turner, but for some of the new arrivals in Solano County he probably is unknown even though he built more sailing ships than any other man in America.
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1850's news of the day came through Benicia / Delaplane, Kristin [283] [ECHOS-1996-283]
(Part one of three) The first newspaper to appear out of Benicia was the California Gazetter in 1851. It was followed by the Benicia Vedette. McGeorge and Cellers were the publishers of the Solano County Herald which debuted Nov. 5, 1855 and was published in Benicia [...]
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Hotels flourished during Gold Rush period / Delaplane, Kristin [273] [ECHOS-1996-273]
One of the county's first hotels was owned by Capt. Edward von Pfister, who had purchased a whole line of goods for a general store in Hawaii. In 1846, he moved to Benicia and set up a general store in a 40-by-25-foot adobe. His store became a gathering place by day and bar/hotel at night, the store's floor providing the sleeping quarters.
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