Dixon Historical Walking Tour

Plaque Donor Page

How the tour and plaques came to be...

Acknowledgement page

How the tour came to be and those that helped us get here...

The History of Dixon

From Solano County beginnings to Silveyville to Dicksonville to Dixon

The Dickson Family Legacy

Our Founding Family

Introduction pages...

Start here and read

in order these first 5 pages to understand the sequence of how Dixon came to be!

Then, scroll down for the historic sites...

The Town Beginnings

3 other Families join with Dickson to form the town

Site #1 - 209 N. Jefferson Street - Dixon United Methodist Church

Site #2 - 220 N. Jefferson Street - Dickson's Land & Depots

Site #3 - 140 N. Jackson Street - The Jail and "Firemans Hall"

Site #4 - 120 N. Jackson Street - Memorial to Devastation

Site #5 - 180 West A Street - The Saloon Corner Building

Site #6 - 170 West A Street - The Town's 1st Bowling Alley

Site #7 - 160A West A Street - The Blacksmith & Garage

Site #8 - 201 West A Street - The McDermott House

Site #9 - 171 West A Street- The Livery Stables

Site #10 - 131 West A Street - Arcade Hotel then Charlie McGimsey Garage

Site #11 - 125 West A Street - Arcade Hotel then Ice House

Site #12 - 100 S. 1st Street - Kirby's Drug Store & IOOF Building

Site #13 - 180 S. 1st Street - Dixon Tribune Building & Churches

Site #13 A - 800 S. 1st Street - Silveyville Cemetery District

Site #13 B - 655 S. 1st Street - Dixon May Fair Grounds & Parade

Site #14 - 210 E. Mayes Street - Runge House ties many pioneer families

Site #15 - 115 S. 2nd Street - St. Peters Catholic & German Lutheran Churches

Site #16 - NE Corner of A & 1st Streets - Public Hall & Hotels

Site #17 - 100 N. 1st Street - Palace Hotel

Site #18 - 140 N. 1st Street - Schneider's Bakery & Dixon Theatre

Site #19 - 160 N. 1st Street - John Casey's Blacksmith & G.D. Schulze Building

Site #20 - 178 N. 1st Street - Blum & Sons, Einstein's, Bank of Dixon

Site #21 - 135 E. B Street - The Carnegie Library

Site #22 - 210 N. 1st Street - The Dixon Post Office

Site #23 - 230 N 1st St - Women's Improvement Club Park

Site #24 - N. 1st Street on west side between C & D Streets - Flouring Mills and the Silos

Site #25 - 310 N. 1st Street - Dickson Land, Carpenter's BS, Mortuary, Rossi Square & Archer Plaza

Site #26 - 231 N. 1st Street - Veterans Hall

Site #27 - 201 N. 1st Street - Eppinger's, Ferguson's then Schulze's

Site #28 - 150-170 W B Street - Original Bank of Dixon & the Exchange Bar

Site #29 - 180 W B Street - Centennial Hall then Pearson House

Site #30 - W B Street between Jackson and N. 1st Street - Knights of Pythias, Union Hall, National Bank

Site #31 - 183 N. 1st Street - The GEM Saloon

Site #32 - 165 N. 1st Street - Masonic Hall

Site #33 - 127 N. 1st Street - Dixon Drug & Kirby's Drug Stores

Site #34 - 105 N. 1st Street - Ferguson's Hardware, The 1st Store built in 1868