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Santa Cruz County History - Articles
Browsing Local History Articles by "MaryEllen Ryan"
Bibliography: "A Well Looking, Affable People...", by
MaryEllen Ryan
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"A Well Looking, Affable People... ": The Ohlone of Aulintak/Santa Cruz, by
MaryEllen Ryan
For thousands of years until a mere one hundred fifty years ago, Santa Cruz and its surrounding lands were the ... [Read more]
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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
