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Paddleboats provided floating luxury / Goerke-Shrode, Sabine [182] [WAYITWAS-2003-182]
Travel by water proved the easiest and often most comfortable transportation method before the advent of automobiles, paved roads and easy river crossings.
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Marsh provided fertile future / Goerke-Shrode, Sabine [699] [WAYITWAS-2007-699]
Solano County is fortunate that the Suisun Marsh is within its bounds. The marsh is part of the San Francisco Bay-Delta estuary system and is the largest contiguous brackish water marsh on the West Coast.
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Young girl's letters provide insight / Goerke-Shrode, Sabine [168] [WAYITWAS-2003-168]
Two weeks ago, I explored the history of the Young Ladies' Seminary in Benicia. St. Catherine's Convent in Benicia was another well-known institution of the time.
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Steamers, trains provide Solano transportation / Delaplane, Kristin [393] [ECHOS-1998-393]
The steamer Cora made daily trips between Suisun, Benicia and San Francisco. The fare to and from San Francisco was a dollar each way. There was a great deal of complaint about the racing on the waters between the steamer New World and the boats of the California Steamship Navigation Co. It was feared a terrible explosion or serious accident would occur. The captain of the New World responded that the New World was simply keeping her regular speed, which other boats were unable to excel.
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Basics, few comforts for internees / Goerke-Shrode, Sabine [92] [WAYITWAS-2001-92]
On May 1st and 2nd, 1942, after weeks of rumors, feverish sorting and packing, and many heartbreaking goodbyes to friends and neighbors, 254 Japanese-American families from Solano County boarded a train that would carry them to the Assembly Center in Turlock and eventually to the Gila River Relocation Center in Arizona.
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Solano townships boomed, then went bust / Delaplane, Kristin [235] [ECHOS-1995-235]
Information for this article came from the Vacaville Museum, Vacaville Heritage Council and Vacaville Public Library. Solano County was one of the original 27 counties organized when California became a state in 1850. Providing water transport by the Sacramento River and its many sloughs and with some of the richest farming land, it was an ideal place to establish town sites. The towns were settled by men from the gold fields and those who came to California as pioneers.
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News traveled slow, Doolittle didn't / Goerke-Shrode, Sabine [162] [WAYITWAS-2003-162]
Following the attack on Pearl Harbor on Dec. 7, 1941, the United States plunged into World War II. Fighting proved difficult both in Europe and in the Pacific where forces were on the defensive. War reports trickled slowly back home [...]
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Produce crops proved profitable for Solanoans / Goerke-Shrode, Sabine [12] [WAYITWAS-2000-12]
Once the early pioneer settlers had cleared their land and built their homes, the search for marketable produce began. During the first years, this included hunting for wild game and harvesting the abundant grasses for hay. Both commodities could be sold profitably to the markets in San Francisco and Sacramento.
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Transportation always a hot topic / Goerke-Shrode, Sabine [184] [WAYITWAS-2003-184]
With today's growing commuter traffic woes, the discussion about alternative transportation is on everybody's mind. While a BART-like rail connection would be desirable, the cost to build is prohibitive.
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Travel was not easy in the 1850s / Bowen, Jerry [39] [WAYITWAS-2000-39]
There has been a lot in the news lately about frustrating airport delays and gridlock on the nation's highways. Our lives have become so fast-paced even short travel interruptions are quite frustrating.
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