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vacaville’s vibrant ag heritage building history The Buck Mansion was built by architect
What’s in a name? Vacaville was founded in 1851 on land purchased from Manuel Vaca. That’s why it’s called Vacaville. There aren’t that many cows here! (Get the full story
George Sharpe in 1891 with an extravagant price tag of $5,000.
of Vacaville’s founding families on page 51.)
Cruise the backroads in search of agri-venture in Vacaville! Small farms, produce stands, open farm days, and seasonal events make it easy to taste the freshest flavors in town. See everything from olive oil orchards, nurseries, specializing in rare and exotic plants and herbs, and the cutest alpacas you’ll ever meet
moving forward
during your Vacaville agriventure! (Flip to page
Vacaville is the electric
42 to explore Vacaville’s
car capital of the
farming scene.)
country! Throughout the nearly 29 square Built to last
a sweet show of support
miles of land, you’ll
Built in 1907, Vacaville’s
In 1912, 10 lbs of prized
electric charging
100, 950
Old Town Hall has
Vacaville cherries
points, making it a
the distinction of
were auctioned off
median resident age
great place for electric
being one of the first
to support Titanic
38
car owners to live.
reinforced concrete
survivors. The prize?
structures in the West.
$648. (That’s about $15k today!
find 45 different
population
FLYING HIGH Vacaville is home to ICON aircraft, aviation
PRESERVING NATURE California’s most reowned botanist, Willis Jepson was raised in Vacaville. At
game-changer and manufacturer of the world’s first light sport aircraft. The ICON A-5 can land on water or land and folds up to be towed behind a vehicle, making sport aviation available to anyone who can pony up the $189,000 sticker price.
25, Jepson and John Muir founded the Sierra Club.
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