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The School Street Adobe, also called Neary-Rodriguez Adobe, is the oldest existing building in Santa Cruz County. [Read more]

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The men of the Rountree family served as peace officers for nearly a century in Santa Cruz County.

The Rountree lawman dynasty began in 1869 when Almus L. Rountree was elected sheriff -- a tenure that officially marked the advent of law and order in Santa Cruz County. The tough-minded ..." [More]

Excerpted from A Walk Through Time: The Rountree Family by Janet Krassow and Randy Krassow