Dixon is a city located 30 miles from Sacramento, California, in Solano County. As of the 2000 census, the city
had a total population of 16,103. Other nearby cities include Vacaville, California, Winters, California and Davis, California.
This city was originally named Dickson after a citizen. A railroad incorrectly spelled it as "Dixon" in the 1800's and the new
spelling has been used since. Dixon is also home to the May Fair, the longest running annual fair in the state of California.
It is held at the Dixon Fairgrounds in May, with the four day event ending each year on Mother's Day.
Dixon is also the home of the Gymboree Corporation's only Distribution Center, servicing all stores and customers around the
world.
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It uses material from the Wikipedia article "Dixon, California".
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Dixon's Main Street circa 1890 |
The Dixon Public Library Historical Collection is online!
A must see for anyone researching the Dixon / Silveyville area:
Dixon Public Library Historical Collection
The library Archives also has a collection of both Dixon and
Solano County records: Dixon Archives Inventory
Thanks to Dixon Library Archivist Shirley Parsons for this resource!
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This page was last updated 07 March 2007
