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This picture is NOT from Fairfield, it is of the CANYONLANDS in Utah.
© Sherry Ballard, California Academy of Sciences

Petroglyphs

Petroglyph means "Rock carving". Petroglyphs were carved out of rock by the Suisun Indians. They thought these Petroglyphs would bring rain. There's a large rock at the Martin site showing these Petroglyphs where the Suisun Indians lived. Petroglyphs are found at the Rockville corners.

The Algonquin Petroglyphs were discovered first in the south hills in the Rockville Corners they thought it was the work of teenagers but it was the artwork of the Algonquin Indians. In Suisun Valley there are Petroglyphs made by the Algonquin Indians. The Algonqguin Indians live in the stat of Delaware and came with Fremont. The Algonquin Indians were Fremont's scouts. Fremont was known for his exploring.

: "The Way It Was: A Program For Historic Preservation", A book prepared by the Department of Environmental Affairs, City of Fairfield, California, March 1975, page 39

Image of petroglyph credit:
Photographer: Sherry Ballard, California Academy of Sciences, Cal Photos Web Site, a Berkeley Digital Library Project. http://elib.cs.berkeley.edu/cgi/img_query?seq_num=24848&one=T,

"The Historic ABC's Of Solano County", written by Jackie Albright and Jackie Lillis Illustrated by Tina Akuda. Published by the Fairfield-Suisun Unified School District, 1997