Woodland, Yolo County, California, USA
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Woodland is the county seat of Yolo County, California, located approximately 15 miles (24 km) northwest of Sacramento, and is a part of the Sacramento - Arden-Arcade - Roseville Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 55,468 at the 2010 census.
Woodland's origins trace back to 1850 when California gained its statehood and Yolo County was established. Since the town started growing in population and resources, it has not stopped. The area was well irrigated due to the efforts of James Moore, and this drew people out to try their hand at farming. The endeavor was successful as people found the soil in the area very fertile. The city gained a federal post office and the next year the county seat was moved from Washington (present day West Sacramento, California) to Woodland after Washington was flooded. The addition of a railroad line, the close proximity to Sacramento, and the more recent addition of Interstate 5, helped create a thriving city.
History:
Before the settlement of the area by people of European descent, the Woodland area was inhabited by the Patwin, a subgroup of the Wintun Native Americans. There are two main groups of Patwin: River and Coastal Patwin. Woodland's indigenous roots stem from the River Patwin who tended to stay closer to the Sacramento River, as opposed to the Coastal Patwin who lived in small valleys in hills and ranges. The Yolotoi, a tribelet of the Patwin, occupied area near Woodland, and settled a village northwest of Woodland and another close to present day Knights Landing. Although they didn't have a permanent settlement in present day Woodland, it is believed that the River Patwin occupied the Woodland area in seasonal camps for hunting and seed gathering. The Yolotoi and their neighboring tribelets had a main trading trail which followed Cache Creek. The exchange of goods between the neighboring tribes of the Nomlaki to the north, the Nisenan to the east, and the Pomo to the west also served as a way of cultural and social interchange between all the tribes. The simultaneous enslavement and spread of disease through the Patwin by the Spanish missionaries had quickly taken dramatic effects; a malarial epidemic in 1830-33 and a smallpox epidemic in 1837 killed much of the surviving natives. However, it has been found that some of the first farm hands in the earliest farms in Woodland were the Patwin people.
In 1851, the year after California became a state and Yolo County was formed, "Uncle Johnny" Morris settled in what is now the corner of First and Clover Streets in Woodland. Two years later Henry Wyckoff arrived and built a store he named "Yolo City". This new Yolo City might have stayed a singular store if Frank S. Freeman had not bought it and acquired 160 acres (0.65 km2) of land in 1857 and began to develop a town that he hoped would be a trading center for one of the richest crop-growing areas in America. Freeman was giving land to anyone who would clear it and build their home on it. In 1859, Freeman suggested to the post office that the town be called Woodland and the post office accepted. Later, on July 5, 1861, the Woodland Post Office was established and Freeman was made the Postmaster. He lost no time in further developing the town by leasing or selling buildings for businesses to use.
Bird's-eye view of Woodland ca. 1871
The 1860s was a time of opportunity for Woodland. The town had the county seat permanently moved to it after Washington, California (now a part of West Sacramento) had flooded. Schools, homes, churches, and a cemetery were built at this time. The town's newspaper, the Daily Democrat, and a post office were established, and most importantly the construction of a rail line. In 1869, the California Pacific Railroad Company constructed a line between Davisville (now Davis) and Marysville with a Woodland station in the area of College Street and Lincoln Avenue. The rail line expanded and was eventually acquired by Southern Pacific Railroad. The track was then relocated from College Street to East Street, the eastern edge of the city at that point. The addition of the railroad is what led to the expansion of Woodland as a town. Before the railroad people were building primarily on Main Street and northward. Now, expansion was heading westward and southern as well.
In 1870 the population of Woodland was estimated to be 1,600 people, 647 of which were registered voters. Signatures were being collected to petition for the incorporation of the town, a feat which was successful. The City of Woodland was incorporated in 1871 and its residents soon had a multitude of services such as regular train and telegraph operations, telephone services, gas, water, electricity, street lights, and graveled streets.
Woodland's Chamber of Commerce was founded in 1900 in with the aim of helping business flourish in the city. During this time public activism helped Woodland get a library, a city park, and an improved cemetery. In 1910 Woodland was the most populous city in the county with a population of 3,187 and for the next forty years Woodland continued growing slowly but steadily in population, businesses and industries. Its economics were based mainly on agricultural related fields; three rice mills, a sugar beet refinery and a tomato cannery were built during this time.
The post-war era spurred much growth in Woodland; between 1950 and 1980, Woodland's population tripled. It is rumored that in the 1950s Woodland had the most millionaires per capita of any city in California. Industrial plants and distribution centers have grown in the northeast, and there are new subdivisions and shopping centers around the town's area. Since the late 1960s, there has been an increase of interest in preserving the town's historic buildings, and an impressive number of them have been restored for use as homes, offices, stores and museums. Woodland's "Stroll Through History" began in 1989 to showcase many of the Victorian homes and other historical sites throughout the city in their annual event.
In the 1970s Interstate 5 construction was completed and the freeway curves around Woodland. Over time, I-5 and State Route 113 have replaced the railroads as major transportation arteries.
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Nachname, Taufnamen | Geburt | Personen-Kennung | ||
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1 | Blackwell, Jean | 30 Sep 1925 | Woodland, Yolo County, California, USA | I103460 |
2 | Kaufman, Minnie Gertrude | 29 Dez 1880 | Woodland, Yolo County, California, USA | I181361 |
3 | Nusz, Larry Neal | 13 Jan 1945 | Woodland, Yolo County, California, USA | I86672 |
4 | Stuhlmiller, Lydia Martha | 7 Sep 1912 | Woodland, Yolo County, California, USA | I86671 |
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Nachname, Taufnamen | Tod | Personen-Kennung | ||
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1 | Anderson, Lilian | 10 Jan 1958 | Woodland, Yolo County, California, USA | I103419 |
2 | Banek, Kathryn Marjorie | 5 Jan 1985 | Woodland, Yolo County, California, USA | I86669 |
3 | Blackwell, Jean | 28 Aug 1986 | Woodland, Yolo County, California, USA | I103460 |
4 | Boehler, Arthur | 24 Jan 1973 | Woodland, Yolo County, California, USA | I132473 |
5 | Brockel, Alma | 2 Feb 1987 | Woodland, Yolo County, California, USA | I169540 |
6 | Brockel, William | 3 Okt 1981 | Woodland, Yolo County, California, USA | I169533 |
7 | Gore, Gordon Stanley | 25 Apr 1984 | Woodland, Yolo County, California, USA | I27049 |
8 | Haueter, Lilie Lenore | 10 Jan 1958 | Woodland, Yolo County, California, USA | I103456 |
9 | Kaufmann, August Theodor | 23 Okt 1891 | Woodland, Yolo County, California, USA | I181366 |
10 | Kramlich, Barbara | 2 Feb 1950 | Woodland, Yolo County, California, USA | I60333 |
11 | Kuntz, Louis Sr. | 13 Aug 1965 | Woodland, Yolo County, California, USA | I103455 |
12 | Kuntz, Louis William Jr. | 21 Dez 1990 | Woodland, Yolo County, California, USA | I103459 |
13 | Kuntz, Philipp Sr. | 10 Jun 1937 | Woodland, Yolo County, California, USA | I103388 |
14 | Kuntz, Philipp Jr. | 26 Nov 1978 | Woodland, Yolo County, California, USA | I103414 |
15 | Kuntz, Wallace Howard | 20 Mrz 1983 | Woodland, Yolo County, California, USA | I103464 |
16 | Leidholdt, Emil Carl | 11 Apr 1980 | Woodland, Yolo County, California, USA | I86687 |
17 | Lubitz, Anna Louise | 2 Jul 1959 | Woodland, Yolo County, California, USA | I103415 |
18 | Nusz, Christoph Wilhelm | 31 Jan 1971 | Woodland, Yolo County, California, USA | I86666 |
19 | Nusz, Esther Magdalena | 21 Dez 1974 | Woodland, Yolo County, California, USA | I86667 |
20 | Nusz, Larry Neal | 3 Nov 1990 | Woodland, Yolo County, California, USA | I86672 |
21 | Pleinis, Margaretha | 3 Jul 1977 | Woodland, Yolo County, California, USA | I86665 |
22 | Robinson, Nina Ruth | 7 Jul 1961 | Woodland, Yolo County, California, USA | I103423 |
23 | Stansberry, Ann | 9 Jul 1969 | Woodland, Yolo County, California, USA | I103450 |
24 | Warner, Raymond Christian | 22 Apr 1981 | Woodland, Yolo County, California, USA | I86706 |
25 | Weishahn, Benjamin Carl | 5 Apr 2004 | Woodland, Yolo County, California, USA | I145808 |
26 | Westerlund, Charlotte | 21 Okt 1983 | Woodland, Yolo County, California, USA | I79861 |
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Nachname, Taufnamen | Beerdigung | Personen-Kennung | ||
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1 | Blackwell, Jean | 1986 | Woodland, Yolo County, California, USA | I103460 |
2 | Haueter, Lilie Lenore | Jan 1958 | Woodland, Yolo County, California, USA | I103456 |
3 | Kuntz, Adeline Louise | Nov 1992 | Woodland, Yolo County, California, USA | I103432 |
4 | Kuntz, Ernst Paul | Feb 1996 | Woodland, Yolo County, California, USA | I103418 |
5 | Kuntz, Louis Sr. | Aug 1965 | Woodland, Yolo County, California, USA | I103455 |
6 | Kuntz, Louis William Jr. | Dez 1990 | Woodland, Yolo County, California, USA | I103459 |
7 | Kuntz, Pearl Lilian | Jun 2001 | Woodland, Yolo County, California, USA | I103449 |
8 | Kuntz, Philipp Jr. | 1978 | Woodland, Yolo County, California, USA | I103414 |
9 | Kuntz, Wallace Howard | Mrz 1983 | Woodland, Yolo County, California, USA | I103464 |
10 | Lubitz, Anna Louise | 16 Jul 1959 | Woodland, Yolo County, California, USA | I103415 |
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Familie | Eheschließung | Familien-Kennung | ||
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1 | Kuntz / Blackwell | 1953 | Woodland, Yolo County, California, USA | F32383 |