A “Great Drought” from 1862-65 destroyed the cattle-based economy of our region. Then it received a boost from a “quicksilver rush.” That “boom” attracted the interest of George Hearst and the ...
Before hosting an auto mall and housing, the north Vallejo hills led Solano County in the area”s most successful mining industry – mercury. Outcroppings of cinnabar ore, which processed into mercury, ...
While the California gold strike played a significant role in Napa County history, it was the discovery and mining of local cinnabar deposits that exerted a greater local influence. Beginning in the ...
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