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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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Intertwined throughout the War are the issues of the citizenship and the loyalty of persons of Japanese ancestry. Japanese immigrants were legally denied citizenship; their children born in the U.S. were citizens. The U.S. government and many Americans expected persons of Japanese ancestry to prove their loyalty to the U.S. ..." [More]
Excerpted from Citizenship and Loyalty by Rechs Ann Pedersen
