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Santa Cruz County History - Articles
Browsing Local History Articles by "John Hibble"
Aptos History: A Look Back at Centuries of Mid-County History, by
John Hibble
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In the development of the West, the transition from frontier outpost to city or town was said to have taken place when schools and churches outnumbered saloons and whorehouses. Santa Cruz started early in its history to reach that goal and from the first days of its existence as ..." [More]
Excerpted from Institutions in Santa Cruz County -- 1850-1950 by Susan Lehmann
