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1818

EARLY DWELLER IN TITLE TOWN It must have been in 1818-20 when this early sailor became a dweller of the Tules, the first white citizen of "Yoloy" or "Toloytoy," as the Indians finally called it; "Pueblo del Tule," according to the Spanish, or "Rushtown," as the Gringo named it.

In 1818 Burchard, a Frenchman in the service of Buenos Ayres, appeared on the coast with his two ships He robbed the ports, drank the padres' wine from Monterey to San Diego and occasionally burned the towns when the inhabitants objected to his manners.

1820

Quien saber? THE SPANISH UP THE RIVER During this period - 1820 - Sola was the Spanish governor of California, but a revolution in Mexico was jarring Spain off the North American continent forever.

1821

But one of Sola's last official acts (1821) was to send an expedition to explore the northern portion of the territory.

1842

The first white settler was William Gordon who received a land grant from the Mexican government in 1842 and began planting wheat and other crops.

1849

The countys' first town, Fremont, was founded in 1849 along the confluence of the Sacramento and Feather Rivers and became the first county seat.

1850

The county was created February 18, 1850.

In the original act of 1850 the name was spelled "Yola." Yolo is a Native American name variously believed to be a corruption of a tribal name Yo-loy meaning "a place abounding in rushes" or of the name of the chief, Yodo, or of the village of Yodoi.

1857

Gibson House Architecture Starting in 1857 with the purchase of 160 acres of land and a 16ft by 20ft wooden farm house, William Byas Gibson started expanding not only his farming and ranching business but also his homestead.

1862

On June 11, 1862, Franklin S. Freeman, a local landowner and businessman and considered the founder of the City of Woodland, deeded a city block for $300 to the County of Yolo.

1936

William Henry Weeks, who died in 1936, would be proud to know his building is still a prominent structure noted in Woodland's and Yolo County's long history.

2015

While the previous courthouse continued to age and the county continued to grow a new structure was built in 2015.

2018

Curator’s Report December 2018

2019

Curator’s Report March 2019

2020

Curator’s Report March 2020

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