Rockville is a small

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in northern-central

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, southwest of Fairfield and closest to

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. Yulyul, the main village of the

Suisunes The Suisunes (also called the Suisun and the "People of the West Wind") were a Patwin tribe of Wintun people, originating in the Suisin Bay and Suisun Marsh regions of Solano County in Northern California. Their traditional homelands stretched be ...

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people of the

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region), is believed to be where Rockville is located today. The main economic activities are farming, tourism, and the large regional Rockville Cemetery.

Tourism

Rockville is the home of the

Rockville Hills Regional Park Rockville Hills Regional Park is a 633-acre (~256 hectare, 2.56 square kilometer) regional park in the city of Fairfield, Solano County, California, United States. The park is known for its volcanic rocks, thin topsoil, grasses, and blue oak trees. ...

, consisting of 633 acres of grasslands and oak woodlands, with a dense mixed broadleaf forest through which there are many hiking and biking trails.

References

External links

Rockville Hills Regional Park on Facebook

History

Article 'Preserving the past: Native heritage stands firm in county' by Adrienne Harris, published November 28, 2013 in the Fairfield ''Daily Republic''Article 'In search of Chief Solano / Suisun warrior vital part of local history' by Paul McHugh, published November 21, 2002 for ''The San Francisco Chronicle''Article 'Chief Solano’s grave site is shrouded in mystery', an archive of the monthly local history column "Solano In Retrospect" written by Nancy Dingler for the ''Daily Republic'' newspaper in Fairfield
*[http://www.bellavistaranch.net/suisun_history/stonedene-part1-goerke.html Article 'Exploring a Mansion’s Storied Past: Part I of the Stonedene Story' by Sabine Goerke-Shrode, published August 3, 2003 in the ''Vacaville Reporter''] Ice House in Rockville, California

Former Native American populated places in California Unincorporated communities in California Unincorporated communities in Solano County, California {{SolanoCountyCA-geo-stub