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Browsing Local History Articles tagged "Ben Lomond Mountain"
Mineral Survey of Santa Cruz County - Bituminous Rock, by
C. McK. Laizure
he deposits of asphaltic and bituminous rock in Santa Cruz County have long been known and utilized. The material is ... [Read more]
Mineral Survey of Santa Cruz County - Gold, by
C. McK. Laizure
Gold occurs in Santa Cruz County in auriferous black sand deposits, in placer deposits in a number of creeks and ... [Read more]
Mineral Survey of Santa Cruz County - Granite, by
C. McK. Laizure
Granite has been quarried from Ben Lomond Mountain in the past. The rock, which is classified as quartz diorite, is ... [Read more]
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Robert Howden's Ben Lomond home was his castle, and his stone castle was his home.
He called himself an "everyday Scotsman," but his burning desire was to live in a castle. He did. He built it himself. He selected a beautiful bend on the San Lorenzo River in Ben Lomond, ..." [More]
Excerpted from Howden's Castle by Margaret Koch
