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 through site #4...

to understand the sequence of how Dixon came to be!

Then, scroll down for the historic sites...

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 - 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 Cemetary District

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

Site #14 - 210 E. Mayes Street - Carriage Step & Dixon's Germantown

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 - 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