Saturday, October 21, 2006
Man responsible for Donner Party disaster lived in Solano
One of the great tragedies in California history is the saga of the Donner Party.
Solano County has a direct connection to that event through the person of Lansford W. Hastings, who many consider the villain and cause of the deaths of 40 people.
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Fellow Colleagues Jerry Bowen and Sabine Goerke-Shrode currently write "Solano: The Way It Was" for the Vacaville Reporter.
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