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Woodland, Yolo County, California, USA



 


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Wikipedia 2016:

Woodland is the county seat of Yolo County, California, located approximately 15 miles (24 km) northwest of Sacramento, and is a part of the Sacramento - Arden-Arcade - Roseville Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 55,468 at the 2010 census.

Woodland's origins trace back to 1850 when California gained its statehood and Yolo County was established. Since the town started growing in population and resources, it has not stopped. The area was well irrigated due to the efforts of James Moore, and this drew people out to try their hand at farming. The endeavor was successful as people found the soil in the area very fertile. The city gained a federal post office and the next year the county seat was moved from Washington (present day West Sacramento, California) to Woodland after Washington was flooded. The addition of a railroad line, the close proximity to Sacramento, and the more recent addition of Interstate 5, helped create a thriving city.

History:

Before the settlement of the area by people of European descent, the Woodland area was inhabited by the Patwin, a subgroup of the Wintun Native Americans. There are two main groups of Patwin: River and Coastal Patwin. Woodland's indigenous roots stem from the River Patwin who tended to stay closer to the Sacramento River, as opposed to the Coastal Patwin who lived in small valleys in hills and ranges. The Yolotoi, a tribelet of the Patwin, occupied area near Woodland, and settled a village northwest of Woodland and another close to present day Knights Landing. Although they didn't have a permanent settlement in present day Woodland, it is believed that the River Patwin occupied the Woodland area in seasonal camps for hunting and seed gathering. The Yolotoi and their neighboring tribelets had a main trading trail which followed Cache Creek. The exchange of goods between the neighboring tribes of the Nomlaki to the north, the Nisenan to the east, and the Pomo to the west also served as a way of cultural and social interchange between all the tribes. The simultaneous enslavement and spread of disease through the Patwin by the Spanish missionaries had quickly taken dramatic effects; a malarial epidemic in 1830-33 and a smallpox epidemic in 1837 killed much of the surviving natives. However, it has been found that some of the first farm hands in the earliest farms in Woodland were the Patwin people.

In 1851, the year after California became a state and Yolo County was formed, "Uncle Johnny" Morris settled in what is now the corner of First and Clover Streets in Woodland. Two years later Henry Wyckoff arrived and built a store he named "Yolo City". This new Yolo City might have stayed a singular store if Frank S. Freeman had not bought it and acquired 160 acres (0.65 km2) of land in 1857 and began to develop a town that he hoped would be a trading center for one of the richest crop-growing areas in America. Freeman was giving land to anyone who would clear it and build their home on it. In 1859, Freeman suggested to the post office that the town be called Woodland and the post office accepted. Later, on July 5, 1861, the Woodland Post Office was established and Freeman was made the Postmaster. He lost no time in further developing the town by leasing or selling buildings for businesses to use.

Bird's-eye view of Woodland ca. 1871

The 1860s was a time of opportunity for Woodland. The town had the county seat permanently moved to it after Washington, California (now a part of West Sacramento) had flooded. Schools, homes, churches, and a cemetery were built at this time. The town's newspaper, the Daily Democrat, and a post office were established, and most importantly the construction of a rail line. In 1869, the California Pacific Railroad Company constructed a line between Davisville (now Davis) and Marysville with a Woodland station in the area of College Street and Lincoln Avenue. The rail line expanded and was eventually acquired by Southern Pacific Railroad. The track was then relocated from College Street to East Street, the eastern edge of the city at that point. The addition of the railroad is what led to the expansion of Woodland as a town. Before the railroad people were building primarily on Main Street and northward. Now, expansion was heading westward and southern as well.

In 1870 the population of Woodland was estimated to be 1,600 people, 647 of which were registered voters. Signatures were being collected to petition for the incorporation of the town, a feat which was successful. The City of Woodland was incorporated in 1871 and its residents soon had a multitude of services such as regular train and telegraph operations, telephone services, gas, water, electricity, street lights, and graveled streets.

Woodland's Chamber of Commerce was founded in 1900 in with the aim of helping business flourish in the city. During this time public activism helped Woodland get a library, a city park, and an improved cemetery. In 1910 Woodland was the most populous city in the county with a population of 3,187 and for the next forty years Woodland continued growing slowly but steadily in population, businesses and industries. Its economics were based mainly on agricultural related fields; three rice mills, a sugar beet refinery and a tomato cannery were built during this time.

The post-war era spurred much growth in Woodland; between 1950 and 1980, Woodland's population tripled. It is rumored that in the 1950s Woodland had the most millionaires per capita of any city in California. Industrial plants and distribution centers have grown in the northeast, and there are new subdivisions and shopping centers around the town's area. Since the late 1960s, there has been an increase of interest in preserving the town's historic buildings, and an impressive number of them have been restored for use as homes, offices, stores and museums. Woodland's "Stroll Through History" began in 1989 to showcase many of the Victorian homes and other historical sites throughout the city in their annual event.

In the 1970s Interstate 5 construction was completed and the freeway curves around Woodland. Over time, I-5 and State Route 113 have replaced the railroads as major transportation arteries.

Ort : Geographische Breite: 38.67851570000001, Geographische Länge: -121.77329709999998


Geburt

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   Nachname, Taufnamen    Geburt    Personen-Kennung 
1 Blackwell, Jean  30 Sep 1925Woodland, Yolo County, California, USA I103460
2 Kaufman, Minnie Gertrude  29 Dez 1880Woodland, Yolo County, California, USA I181361
3 Nusz, Larry Neal  13 Jan 1945Woodland, Yolo County, California, USA I86672
4 Stuhlmiller, Lydia Martha  7 Sep 1912Woodland, Yolo County, California, USA I86671

Tod

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   Nachname, Taufnamen    Tod    Personen-Kennung 
1 Anderson, Lilian  10 Jan 1958Woodland, Yolo County, California, USA I103419
2 Banek, Kathryn Marjorie  5 Jan 1985Woodland, Yolo County, California, USA I86669
3 Blackwell, Jean  28 Aug 1986Woodland, Yolo County, California, USA I103460
4 Boehler, Arthur  24 Jan 1973Woodland, Yolo County, California, USA I132473
5 Brockel, Alma  2 Feb 1987Woodland, Yolo County, California, USA I169540
6 Brockel, William  3 Okt 1981Woodland, Yolo County, California, USA I169533
7 Gore, Gordon Stanley  25 Apr 1984Woodland, Yolo County, California, USA I27049
8 Haueter, Lilie Lenore  10 Jan 1958Woodland, Yolo County, California, USA I103456
9 Kaufmann, August Theodor  23 Okt 1891Woodland, Yolo County, California, USA I181366
10 Kramlich, Barbara  2 Feb 1950Woodland, Yolo County, California, USA I60333
11 Kuntz, Louis Sr.  13 Aug 1965Woodland, Yolo County, California, USA I103455
12 Kuntz, Louis William Jr.  21 Dez 1990Woodland, Yolo County, California, USA I103459
13 Kuntz, Philipp Sr.  10 Jun 1937Woodland, Yolo County, California, USA I103388
14 Kuntz, Philipp Jr.  26 Nov 1978Woodland, Yolo County, California, USA I103414
15 Kuntz, Wallace Howard  20 Mrz 1983Woodland, Yolo County, California, USA I103464
16 Leidholdt, Emil Carl  11 Apr 1980Woodland, Yolo County, California, USA I86687
17 Lubitz, Anna Louise  2 Jul 1959Woodland, Yolo County, California, USA I103415
18 Nusz, Christoph Wilhelm  31 Jan 1971Woodland, Yolo County, California, USA I86666
19 Nusz, Esther Magdalena  21 Dez 1974Woodland, Yolo County, California, USA I86667
20 Nusz, Larry Neal  3 Nov 1990Woodland, Yolo County, California, USA I86672
21 Pleinis, Margaretha  3 Jul 1977Woodland, Yolo County, California, USA I86665
22 Robinson, Nina Ruth  7 Jul 1961Woodland, Yolo County, California, USA I103423
23 Stansberry, Ann  9 Jul 1969Woodland, Yolo County, California, USA I103450
24 Warner, Raymond Christian  22 Apr 1981Woodland, Yolo County, California, USA I86706
25 Weishahn, Benjamin Carl  5 Apr 2004Woodland, Yolo County, California, USA I145808
26 Westerlund, Charlotte  21 Okt 1983Woodland, Yolo County, California, USA I79861

Beerdigung

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   Nachname, Taufnamen    Beerdigung    Personen-Kennung 
1 Blackwell, Jean  1986Woodland, Yolo County, California, USA I103460
2 Haueter, Lilie Lenore  Jan 1958Woodland, Yolo County, California, USA I103456
3 Kuntz, Adeline Louise  Nov 1992Woodland, Yolo County, California, USA I103432
4 Kuntz, Ernst Paul  Feb 1996Woodland, Yolo County, California, USA I103418
5 Kuntz, Louis Sr.  Aug 1965Woodland, Yolo County, California, USA I103455
6 Kuntz, Louis William Jr.  Dez 1990Woodland, Yolo County, California, USA I103459
7 Kuntz, Pearl Lilian  Jun 2001Woodland, Yolo County, California, USA I103449
8 Kuntz, Philipp Jr.  1978Woodland, Yolo County, California, USA I103414
9 Kuntz, Wallace Howard  Mrz 1983Woodland, Yolo County, California, USA I103464
10 Lubitz, Anna Louise  16 Jul 1959Woodland, Yolo County, California, USA I103415

Eheschließung

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   Familie    Eheschließung    Familien-Kennung 
1 Kuntz / Blackwell  1953Woodland, Yolo County, California, USA F32383