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A Milk Farm Restaurant sign, measuring 100 feet tall, [3] was built in May 1963 [3] and still stands today at the intersection of State Route 113 and Interstate 80. [26] Dixon is home to the Dixon May Fair, California's oldest fair. [27] [28] The fair began in 1885 as a May Day celebration and predates the Solano County Fair which first ...
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These California land grants were made by Spanish (1784–1821) and Mexican (1822–1846) authorities of Las Californias and Alta California to private individuals before California became part of the United States of America. [1] Under Spain, no private land ownership was allowed, so the grants were more akin to free leases.
It moved to the current Milk Farm Road location along Interstate 80 in 1939. [2] Originally called Hess Station, [1] it gained the moniker Milk Farm in 1940 when The Saturday Evening Post wrote an article about it, and also gave Dixon the nickname “Dairy Town” for its contribution to the California dairy industry. [2]
Elmer's Bottle Tree Ranch is a ranch near Oro Grande, California. It is a popular stop for people passing by on Route 66. The 2 acres (0.81 ha) ranch was created in 2000 by Elmer Long and has more than 200 bottle trees. [5] It is open from sunrise to sunset and is free to enter. [6]
Sunflowers grow along SR 113 SR 12/SR 113 roundabout SR 113 to Dixon sign. State Route 113 begins at the intersection with State Route 12 between Fairfield and Rio Vista. It heads north on a rural two-lane highway towards the city of Dixon. After heading through the center of the city, it expands to four lanes before reaching Interstate 80.
Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek is a census-designated place (CDP) in Inyo County, California, United States. The population was 2,645 at the 2010 census, down from 2,702 at the 2000 census. The population was 2,645 at the 2010 census, down from 2,702 at the 2000 census.
1844 map of the Rancho Omochumnes Land Grant. Rancho Omochumnes, also known as "Rancho Río de los Cosumnes al Norte", was a 18,662-acre (75.52 km 2) Mexican land grant in present day Sacramento County, California. It was granted in 1844 by Governor Manuel Micheltorena to Jared Dixon Sheldon. [1]