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140 Years of Railroading in Santa Cruz County , by
Rick Hamman
In the summer of 1856 Davis & Jordon opened their horse powered railroad to haul lime from the Rancho Canada ... [Read more]
140 Years of Railroading in Santa Cruz County, by
Rick Hamman
Once good rail service had been established into and out of Santa Cruz County the resources therein were accessible for ... [Read more]
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Two weeks after her marriage in 1876, Mary Hallock Foote reluctantly journeyed west with her new husband. It was with great difficulty that she left her closeknit Quaker family, sophisticated friends, and budding career as an illustrator. In her later memoirs she wrote, "No girl ever wanted less to 'go ..." [More]
Excerpted from Mary Hallock Foote, Writer and Illustrator. 1847-1938 by Edna E. Kimbro
