Site Search
Santa Cruz County History 

Santa Cruz County History - Articles

Browsing Local History Articles by "MaryEllen Ryan"

[Read more]

For thousands of years until a mere one hundred fifty years ago, Santa Cruz and its surrounding lands were the ... [Read more]

Search Local History ArticlesSearch Local History Articles

Explore Santa Cruz HistoryExplore Santa Cruz County History!

Santa Cruz County has had five courthouses since its formation on February 18, 1850, and a sixth is currently [1966] being built. The five courthouses have been in four separate buildings, three of which were not built by the county. The first location was in a hotel on the north ..." [More]

Excerpted from The History of the Santa Cruz Courthouse by Margaret Souza