Because of its location on the Sacremento River, it was first called Riverbank. When the post office was established 10 March 1915 the present name - for George Bryte, Sr., a local dairyman, son of Mike Bryte (early sheriff of Sacremento) - was . . . — — Map (db m41749) HM
In 1846 James McDowell purchased 600 acres of land
from Jon Schwartz. James was later killed in a
barroom brawl leaving his wife Margaret a widow with
five children to raise. In August 1849 she had 160
acres of this property surveyed and divided . . . — — Map (db m144280) HM
John De Vilbiss crossed the plains in 1865 and by 1869 had settled in Yolo County. He began construction of this hotel in the fall of 1889 and when it was completed, at a cost of $51,000 including furnishings, was the showplace of the west side of . . . — — Map (db m57621) HM
Identifying A Need
By the early 1930s, Americans were moving away from trains and ships and turning to automobiles as their main mode of transportation. As a result, traffic on roadways increased dramatically. In Sacramento, M Street (now . . . — — Map (db m229443) HM
Identifying A Need
By the early 1930’s, Americans were moving away from trains and ships and turning to automobiles as their mode of transporation. As a result, traffic on roadways increased dramatically. In Sacramento, M Street (now . . . — — Map (db m16490) HM
The Gable Mansion is an outstanding example of 19th Century Victorian Italianate architecture, one of the last of its style, size, and proportion in California. This structure was built in 1885 for Amos and Harvey Gable, pioneer Yolo County . . . — — Map (db m57627) HM
Founded in the town of Washington (Broderick), Yolo County by Hapgood, Hume, and Company in 1864, California’s first salmon cannery was located on a barge moored here on the banks of the Sacramento River. This small canning operation was the . . . — — Map (db m17520) HM
The Davisville Almond Growers Association was
formed on January 31, 1897. Thus began the first
century of cooperative enterprise in Davis. That group
of Davis growers became leaders in the creation of
Blue Diamond Growers; now, one of the . . . — — Map (db m162583) HM
A disastrous fire on November 13, 1916 destroyed much of the two block long downtown business district. The fire started that morning near what is now the corner of G and 3rd Streets, and fierce north winds fanned the flames all day. . . . — — Map (db m144738) HM
Two olive and two fig trees survive from the Davis’ prize-winning farm of the 1850’s. Nearby also stand some of the original shingled buildings of the University State Farm, located here in 1906. From this nucleus, the University Farm has grown to . . . — — Map (db m57220) HM
William Byas Gibson came to California from Missouri by mule team in 1850 at the age of 19. In 1856 he started construction of the Gibson House which became the nucleus of his subsequent 3,000 acre estate. He married Mary Cook and they had 3 sons. . . . — — Map (db m72887) HM
This is the historic site of the first salmon cannery established on the Pacific Coast. Begun in 1864 by William and George Hume and Andrew Hapgood on a barge moored to the bank, the cannery processed salmon harvested along the rivers – with . . . — — Map (db m15724) HM
It was here on the Sacramento River that William Knight settled in 1843. This natural landing place was to become an important landing and shipping point in this area.
It wasn't until 1853 four years after Knights death that the townsite was . . . — — Map (db m84133) HM
Thin black lines indicate changes in relevance. Between each pair of lines entries are ordered geographically but all have the same relevance.
* Inflectional forms of words are their plurals, singulars, and possessives as well as gramatical tenses and similar variations.
