Search results
The Vallejo Heritage District was one of the first nationally registered districts west of the Mississippi. The district contains houses and structures which showcase Vallejo’s rich and varied architectural history.
In 1835, a Mexican military officer, Mariano Guadalupe Vallejo, was sent to the northern California frontier where he established several land grants. One of these grants, the Rancho Suscol, included the area where the cities of Vallejo and Benicia are now located.
History. The City of Vallejo's story is connected to General Mariano G. Vallejo's envisioning the promise of the area in 1844. Named after him and twice the site of the state capitol in the 1850s, Vallejo grew into an important shipping and naval center.
Vallejo borders the city of Benicia to the east, American Canyon and the Napa county line to the north, the Carquinez Strait to the south and the San Pablo Bay to the west. Several faults have been mapped in the vicinity of Vallejo.
Although initial development in the larger Bay Area focused on San Francisco, the coastal East Bay came to prominence in the middle of the nineteenth century as the part of the Bay Area most accessible by land from the east.
Like- geographically (not culturally) it is an indisputable fact that it is east on the Bay. Now, it is ALSO in the norther portion, but being in the north east doesn't mean its not east. It means its both north AND east.
People also ask
Where is Vallejo California?
Does Vallejo have a history?
When did East Bay become a part of the Bay Area?
Why is the city of Vallejo important?
Vallejo is a Bay Area city that combines a beautiful waterfront with an historic downtown core. Our rapidly growing community includes prime commercial and residential opportunities in four major areas: Downtown Vallejo, Mare Island, Northgate and the Waterfront.
