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You Know You Grew Up in Dixon When ...

Facebook users share their memories of growing up in Dixon

Facebook groups have began popping up, seemingly overnight, asking users to share their memories of growing up in their respective towns. Dixon has a group of its own.

Dixonite Alyssa Baroody created the group and named it "You Know You Grew Up in Dixon, CA When ..."

So far 197 members have been posting their memories on the pages of Facebook. The group is open to the public and can be seen by clicking here.

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Check out what some Facebook users are saying about everyone's favorite little town:

You Know You Grew Up in Dixon, CA When .... 

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Chloe Maciel: You know you're from Dixon when you plan your entire year around Dixon May Fair, and May fair prep!

Cindy Heeney: Does anyone remember "Franks Corner", "Chuck's Pizza" or "Torchia's Fountain" or maybe the "Five and Dime Store"? This is when you know you're from Dixon.

Luke Cunningham: ‎...you go to at 2 AM on a friday after the night's events are done

Veronica Matthews: You know you're from Dixon if you remember when Dixie the Dinosaur was out in front of Cheaper!

Ellen Blonder: You know you're from Dixon when you remember it was ok to be late for school because your bus was delayed by a farmer moving his sheep along your route.

Donald Henry Jr: The cheerleaders get to miss class because their part of the grand opening celebration of the super

Jeanne Fry Bei: was the place to go and the 2 orange stands one on each side of the freeway. I used to squeeze those oranges at the orange stands-great fun summer job!

Brian Bennett: When you have 3 patrol cars pull up behind you, to stop you for a speeding ticket.

Tashina Moraes: You mention where u live no one knows where it is!

Debbie Kamber: ‎...you decide not to go the the Mayfair concert but when you go to bed you hear the music and regret your decision!!

Alex Brickey: When your winter job was at the

Robert Alarcon: Your schoolbus gets shot at going home during an away game because your parents/fans stormed the court and fought the other parents/fans for the third time in the season.

Rob Smith: when davis kids are scared of u lol

Alyssa Chantel Vandenburgh: when someone makes a group about being from dixon and everyone joins because we all really wanna assure ourselves that dixon has something worth while.

Elizabeth Rubalcaba: When u dont want to have to explain "where" Dixon is for the millionth time u just start tell people ur from Sac.

To check out some more fun memories visit the Facebook group here.

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