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Buckeye tree may be Chief Solano burial site / Bowen, Jerry [679] [WAYITWAS-2006-679]
In the last column we saw that Francisco Solano's provisional grant issued to him in 1837 finally was made official on Jan. 28, 1842.
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WY0145c WY0145c
1964

Coffin handles found in the Vaca burial site on Steinmetz Hill..
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Winters easily could have had another name / Bowen, Jerry [554] [WAYITWAS-2004-554]
In my last column we visited some early history centering around the Winters area and what were the beginnings of a bustling town named Buckeye northeast of today's Winters.
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WY0145e WY0145e
1964

Graveside services at the new site of the Pena burial grounds. Remains were removed from Steinmetz Hill due to Interstate 80 construction..
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Chief Solanos favorite wife tells her story / Bowen, Jerry [3] [WAYITWAS-2000-3]
If you have lived in Solano County for any length of time, you undoubtedly have heard or read some of the many stories of Chief Solano, for whom our county was named 150 years ago.
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Chief Solano's grave site is shrouded in mystery / Dingler, Nancy [454] [RETROSPECT-2000-454]
The year was 1934. The site was Rockville. Filled with historical interest, curiosity and excitement, people gathered from near and far. Some of Solano County's oldest living pioneers, dignitaries and school children had gathered for the unveiling of the 12-foot-high bronze statue of Chief Solano.
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Harbison House saw the Nut Tree flourish / Bowen, Jerry [210] [WAYITWAS-2004-210]
I drive by the now-empty parcel that once held Vacaville's famous Nut Tree several times a week, and when I see the Harbison House I can't help but wonder what the Allisons and the Harbisons would have to say about what they would see today.
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Chief Solanos statue didnt move easily / Goerke-Shrode, Sabine [495] [WAYITWAS-2004-495]
This column finishes the story of the Solano County Library. Bowen, Jerry will resume his column next week. - Editor The Solano County Free Library building on the corner of Union and Texas streets was designed by architect William E. Coffman in 1930 and built in 1931 [...]
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Sculptor vied for Chief Solano job / Bowen, Jerry [127] [WAYITWAS-2002-127]
A short article in the May 10, 1934 Solano Republican stated, "Chief Solano To Be Honored June 3 - In one of California's first gestures to the Indian, the 12-foot tall bronze statue of Chief Solano by William Gordon Huff, made possible by a state appropriation in 1933, will be unveiled at out-of-door ceremonies, where he will grace the top of a beautiful knoll north of the Highway (U.S. 40), four miles west of Fairfield, Sunday, June 3, at 2 p.m."
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Faded Evidence of Former Winery Exists / Bowen, Jerry [684] [WAYITWAS-2006-684]
I briefly mentioned an early stone building on a small separate seven and one-half acre parcel of land belonging to Samuel Martin who built the Stonedene mansion in 1861 in my last article. I also speculated in previous chapters of this article this was also the actual site of the Santa Eulalia Mission and that one of Indians in charge of the rancheria/mission was Chief Solano and that it was here that he returned to live out his final days.
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