Ruins of the old rock crusher
Adjacent to its factory, Pacific Portland erected a town for the 500 people regularly employed at the plant. The town, known as Cement, contained 50 cottages for married employees, dormitories for single workers, a large hotel, a company store, a hospital, a school called Cement School, and a recreation hall
Cement School House 1912
In the early years of the 20th century, the importance of the plant was reflected by the popular Cement Ball, one of the most important social functions in our area, which was held at Cement Hill. People came from as far away as San Francisco. For $5, a couple could have a multi-course dinner with dancing to a full orchestra.
One of the Streets in the City of Cement
Special thanks to Joe Neitzel for providing so much wonderful information to us about Cement City. Joe is President of the Solano History Exploration Center located at 718 Main Street, Suite 100-4 in Suisun. His email is shecfriends@yahoo.com
For LOTS more information of the history of our area THIS is a MUST VISIT Web Site. http://www.solanohistorycenter.org/features/cement-city/