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Browsing Local History Articles by "John V. Young"
The Rise and Fall of Holy City, by
John V. Young
Holy City, on the old Santa Cruz Highway a little north of the Summit, was a Johnny-come-lately to the ranks ... [Read more]
Skyland and Highland, by
John V. Young
An attempt to find a name signifying a place higher than high accounts for the present name of Skyland, an ... [Read more]
Covered Bridges, by
John V. Young
Santa Cruz County has the most covered bridges still standing of any county in the state, all of them deep ... [Read more]
Mountain Charley, by
John V. Young
Most colorful of Santa Cruz Mountain characters of the pioneer days was Mountain Charley McKiernan, one of the first white ... [Read more]
Silent Charley-- Charley Parkhurst, by
John V. Young
The stage for Santa Cruz, on Thursday last, containing eight or nine passengers, upset about a mile beyond Mountain Charley's, ... [Read more]
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Edited by Keith and Dee Kraft
We took a boat to Alviso. Uncle Elihu Anthony met us there with two horses and a rockaway, [7] and brought us over the mountains by way of San Jose and Soquel to his home on Water Street.
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Excerpted from My Early Childhood Memories: Part Two
