Town of Yolo & Nearby Area, California, located off of I-5, north of the town of Woodland. (The town of Yolo was previous known as Cochran’s Cross, Hutton’s Ranch, Travelers’ Home, and Cacheville.) Hutton's Ranch or "Travelers' Home" was originally known as Cochran's Cross. It later became known as Cacheville (Photographs taken by Peggy B. Perazzo, July 2005, used with permission.)

“Yolo, the former county seat, is situated on Cache Creek, and near it is the largest almond orchard in the world. The Yolo olive oil factory is situated here, an enterprise of more than ordinary interest and importance.” (from “Woodland, California,” By. R. A. Thompson, excerpt from Out West, Vol. XVII, No. 1, July, 1902, pp. 120-135.)

Yolo County Library - Yolo Branch (AKA Yolo Carnegie Library), 37750 (200) Sacramento Street, Yolo, California.

According to the National Register of Historic Places web site, the Yolo Branch Library (also known as the Yolo Carnegie Library) was added to the Register in 1990 as Building #90001810. William H. Weeks was the architect of the Bungalow/Craftsman style building. The period of significance is listed as between 1900 and 1924. (The entry lists the library as being located at 200 Sacramento Street, although at the time of my visit, the address was shown as 37750 Sacramento Street.)

Older Homes on Sacramento Street

M.E. Church, Yolo, California (postcard photograph by Shinkle, early 1900s)

Methodist Church on Second Street (Photograph taken in 2000).

Methodist Church on Second Street (Photograph taken in 2005).

Location of the old Blacksmith Shop at corner of Second Street and Sacramento Street

Yolo Community Hall on First Street

Market on the corner of First Street and Sacramento Street.

Looking down First Street in Yolo.

The Leonard Knight house at the corner of County Road 17 (CR 17) and Fifth Street.

Wells Fargo Express stop area just east of I-5 and County Road 18 (photo of the area)

Mary’s Chapel and Cemetery near the town of Yolo, located at County Road 98 and County Road 15.

Mary's Chapel Woodland, Cal. Colorized Postcard of Mary's Chapel near Woodland and Yolo. Printed by Pacific Novelty Company, Publishers, San Francisco, Cal. Made in Germany.

Recent Photographs of Mary's Chapel taken by Peggy B. Perazzo, used with permission.

Interior Photographs of Mary’s Chapel contributed by Linda Tolson, Secretary of the Mary’s Cemetery District. The Chapel is available for use; call Linda Tolson for the details at (530) 662-1128.

Mary's Chapel and Cemetery about 1893-94 from the collection of Nancy Hatcher McCullough, used with permission.

This one is of the second chapel - built more in the center of the Cemetery. Nancy has identified the following four people: Front row 2nd and 3rd from the right: Girl in white dress with hat in her hands - Kate Morris, about age 12, and to the left of her the boy kneeling down with dark suit and Panama hat is Kate's brother, William Campbell Morris, about age 14. About 3rd row, about 3rd person from the right side - Lady in white dress and white hat (looks like a bird?) with boy in dark suit just in front of her is Hanna Hatcher McLeod, 35+/- years old, daughter of William and Sarah F. Mullins Hatcher and wife of John D. McLeod; on the right of Hanna, just looking over her shoulder is Sarah Frances Mullins Hatcher, about 61 years old.

Mary's Chapel about 1909-10 from the collection of Nancy Hatcher McCullough, used with permission. This is a copy of an original photograph of Mary's Chapel - built in 1900 after the second church burned down. This church is the one standing today on the SW corner of CR.15 and 98 - North of Yolo.