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The monument at Drake's Bay commemorates the purported landing there of Sir Francis Drake in 1579. The British explorer put in for anchorage to refit the Golden Hind before a long voyage across the Pacific on way to England..

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Becoming port of call put Rio Vista on map / Delaplane, Kristin [230] [ECHOS-1995-230]
Information for this story came from Fairfield Library, Vacaville Heritage Council and Rio Vista Museum. First of two parts The first Caucasian to see this area was probably Sir Francis Drake, when he explored the region on his trips up the Sacramento River in 1578.

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Golden Poppies / Wichels, Ernest [796] [WICHELS-1964-796]
Local gardens as well as the countryside are ablaze these April days with our state flower-Eschscholtzia Californica. This golden poppy is deservedly the most celebrated and one of the more popular western flowers. Have you ever wondered why they seem most plentiful along the railway rights-of-way throughout California? Particularly along the railroads in Napa and Sonoma counties: between Sacramento and Auburn; and along the Southern Pacific tracks on the Coast route.

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Chief Solano Monument Dedication Ceremony

1934

Chief Solano Monument Dedication Ceremony on June 3, 1934 in Suisun Valley, 4 miles west of Fairfield, CA. The statue was constructed by artist William Gordon Huff. Several thousand spectators showed up for the ceremonies that included speeches by Joseph Knowland, editor of the Oakland Tribune and commission member; Dr. Vance Clymer, Sachem of Massasoit Tribe, Improved Order of Red Men; Sen [...]

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Bridges replace ferries for Bay Area transport / Dingler, Nancy [483] [RETROSPECT-2003-483]
As early as 1798, in George Vancouver's book, "A Voyage of Discovery," the great inland waterways around Yerba Buena (San Francisco) were described.

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Bitter Miners Find Golden Harvests in Suisun / Bowen, Jerry [816] [WAYITWAS-2008-816]
In 1849 the California gold rush was in full swing with people from all over the world headed to the land that was sure to make them rich. But not all were so inclined when they saw the fertile valleys of the Suisun. Others, not finding the riches they felt they so richly deserved for their arduous labor remembered the lushness of the valleys of Suisun they passed through on their way to the mines.

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1950

Ferry boat for cars across Suisun Bay between Benicia and Martinez, Calif. One way to go to San Jose

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The long journey to California in 1846 / Dingler, Nancy [480] [RETROSPECT-2003-480]
In the quiet shade and shadows of the pioneer Rockville cemetery stand two stone monuments. Inscribed on the smaller rough-hewn, mossy natural headstone is the name Alford. Placed nearby is a little "stone house" quarried from the same stone that makes up the cemetery chapel.

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