SUDDEN DEATH --Mr. Stephen Hoyt, who has friends and relatives in this valley, a brother to Hazen Hoyt, of Elmira, fell dead at Dixon, on June 24.
He was afflicted with heart disease, which runs in the family.
The Lompoc Record Sat Jul 24 1880
Added by: KWH on 12 Jun 2020
==
Stephen Hoyt had a part in the early development of Elmira, California.
The first development around what was to become Elmira was the establishment of a small, one-room depot on the newly built California Pacific Railroad in 1868, about a mile south of present-day Elmira.
Also in 1868, about a mile to the north, Stephen Hoyt was busy laying out a plat for a new town on 40 acres that he owned.
The California Pacific Railroad was going through the same area and Hoyt must have known that the Vaca-Valley and Clear Lake Railroad was also destined to link into the same place in 1870.
A general merchandise store was built by W.B. Davis and later bought by Josiah Allison, whose descendants later built Vacaville's Nut Tree.
It made more sense to have Vaca Station at Hoyt's location, so the store, which included the post office and Cadman's blacksmith shop was moved in 1870 on railroad flat cars to the new site.
Confusion arose over the name Vaca Station and the town of Vacaville, so the citizens called a meeting to discuss changing the name to something else. Stephen Hoyt suggested Stephenville or Hoytville because the land west of the track belonged to him.
After much discussion, it was decided in February 1871 to allow Jerome Banks, a prominent lawyer and teacher to name the town after his birthplace, Elmira, N.Y.
The Vaca Post Office was also renamed Elmira, making it official and in 1876 the post office took up quarters in the Allison building.
Information taken from a 2001 article "Elmira sits on the edge of history" by Jerry Bowen.
He was afflicted with heart disease, which runs in the family.
The Lompoc Record Sat Jul 24 1880
Added by: KWH on 12 Jun 2020
==
Stephen Hoyt had a part in the early development of Elmira, California.
The first development around what was to become Elmira was the establishment of a small, one-room depot on the newly built California Pacific Railroad in 1868, about a mile south of present-day Elmira.
Also in 1868, about a mile to the north, Stephen Hoyt was busy laying out a plat for a new town on 40 acres that he owned.
The California Pacific Railroad was going through the same area and Hoyt must have known that the Vaca-Valley and Clear Lake Railroad was also destined to link into the same place in 1870.
A general merchandise store was built by W.B. Davis and later bought by Josiah Allison, whose descendants later built Vacaville's Nut Tree.
It made more sense to have Vaca Station at Hoyt's location, so the store, which included the post office and Cadman's blacksmith shop was moved in 1870 on railroad flat cars to the new site.
Confusion arose over the name Vaca Station and the town of Vacaville, so the citizens called a meeting to discuss changing the name to something else. Stephen Hoyt suggested Stephenville or Hoytville because the land west of the track belonged to him.
After much discussion, it was decided in February 1871 to allow Jerome Banks, a prominent lawyer and teacher to name the town after his birthplace, Elmira, N.Y.
The Vaca Post Office was also renamed Elmira, making it official and in 1876 the post office took up quarters in the Allison building.
Information taken from a 2001 article "Elmira sits on the edge of history" by Jerry Bowen.
SUDDEN DEATH --Mr. Stephen Hoyt, who has friends and relatives in this valley, a brother to Hazen Hoyt, of Elmira, fell dead at Dixon, on June 24.
He was afflicted with heart disease, which runs in the family.
The Lompoc Record Sat Jul 24 1880
Added by: KWH on 12 Jun 2020
==
Stephen Hoyt had a part in the early development of Elmira, California.
The first development around what was to become Elmira was the establishment of a small, one-room depot on the newly built California Pacific Railroad in 1868, about a mile south of present-day Elmira.
Also in 1868, about a mile to the north, Stephen Hoyt was busy laying out a plat for a new town on 40 acres that he owned.
The California Pacific Railroad was going through the same area and Hoyt must have known that the Vaca-Valley and Clear Lake Railroad was also destined to link into the same place in 1870.
A general merchandise store was built by W.B. Davis and later bought by Josiah Allison, whose descendants later built Vacaville's Nut Tree.
It made more sense to have Vaca Station at Hoyt's location, so the store, which included the post office and Cadman's blacksmith shop was moved in 1870 on railroad flat cars to the new site.
Confusion arose over the name Vaca Station and the town of Vacaville, so the citizens called a meeting to discuss changing the name to something else. Stephen Hoyt suggested Stephenville or Hoytville because the land west of the track belonged to him.
After much discussion, it was decided in February 1871 to allow Jerome Banks, a prominent lawyer and teacher to name the town after his birthplace, Elmira, N.Y.
The Vaca Post Office was also renamed Elmira, making it official and in 1876 the post office took up quarters in the Allison building.
Information taken from a 2001 article "Elmira sits on the edge of history" by Jerry Bowen.
He was afflicted with heart disease, which runs in the family.
The Lompoc Record Sat Jul 24 1880
Added by: KWH on 12 Jun 2020
==
Stephen Hoyt had a part in the early development of Elmira, California.
The first development around what was to become Elmira was the establishment of a small, one-room depot on the newly built California Pacific Railroad in 1868, about a mile south of present-day Elmira.
Also in 1868, about a mile to the north, Stephen Hoyt was busy laying out a plat for a new town on 40 acres that he owned.
The California Pacific Railroad was going through the same area and Hoyt must have known that the Vaca-Valley and Clear Lake Railroad was also destined to link into the same place in 1870.
A general merchandise store was built by W.B. Davis and later bought by Josiah Allison, whose descendants later built Vacaville's Nut Tree.
It made more sense to have Vaca Station at Hoyt's location, so the store, which included the post office and Cadman's blacksmith shop was moved in 1870 on railroad flat cars to the new site.
Confusion arose over the name Vaca Station and the town of Vacaville, so the citizens called a meeting to discuss changing the name to something else. Stephen Hoyt suggested Stephenville or Hoytville because the land west of the track belonged to him.
After much discussion, it was decided in February 1871 to allow Jerome Banks, a prominent lawyer and teacher to name the town after his birthplace, Elmira, N.Y.
The Vaca Post Office was also renamed Elmira, making it official and in 1876 the post office took up quarters in the Allison building.
Information taken from a 2001 article "Elmira sits on the edge of history" by Jerry Bowen.
Family Members
Parents
Advertisement
Advertisement
