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Browsing Local History Articles by "Jane W. Borg"
Nihon Bunka/Japanese Culture: One Hundred Years in the Pajaro Valley, by
Jane W. Borg and Kathy McKenzie Nichols
No records are known to exist that precisely pinpoint the date that the Japanese came to the Pajaro Valley. It ... [Read more]
Nihon Bunka/Japanese Culture: One Hundred Years in the Pajaro Valley, by
Jane W. Borg and Kathy McKenzie Nichols
Agriculture brought pioneer Japanese immigrants to the Pajaro Valley one hundred years ago. A century later, agriculture is still the ... [Read more]
Nihon Bunka/Japanese Culture: One Hundred Years in the Pajaro Valley, by
Jane W. Borg and Kathy McKenzie Nichols
Japan's fateful decision to drop bombs on Pearl Harbor did more than destroy ships and planes - it also exploded ... [Read more]
Nihon Bunka/Japanese Culture: One Hundred Years in the Pajaro Valley, by
Jane W. Borg and Kathy McKenzie Nichols
The Issei had come to the Pajaro Valley with dreams of a new land where they could prosper. Now, after ... [Read more]
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[Excerpted from: Annual Report, Central Water District, 1988-89, unpaged.]
In 1949, local residents began meeting at Pleasant Valley School to discuss the dire shortage of potable water in the area. They organized a committee, headed by Lester Morrison, to sponsor the formation of a county water ..." [More]
Excerpted from History of the Central Water District
