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[The following information is taken from a manuscript titled, "The Laguna Limekilns: Bonny Doon," pp. A-4-1, A-4-3. [Read more]
The Roads of Bonny Doon, by
Robert W. Piwarzyk
A road network usually evolved as a means of opening up an area to residential, agricultural, and industrial development, and ... [Read more]
A Walk Through Time: John Burns, by
Janet Krassow and Randy Krassow
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The Laguna Limekilns: Bonny Doon, by
Robert W. Piwarzyk
Two known limekiln sites in the area have been referred to as "the Bonny Doon kilns." One (the subject of ... [Read more]
The Laguna Limekilns: Bonny Doon, by
Robert W. Piwarzyk
Thomas Bull (sometimes shown as Bohl) bought 450 acres in 1865 and began producing lime in 1866. The following year ... [Read more]
The Laguna Limekilns: Bonny Doon, by
Robert W. Piwarzyk
The purpose of this informal group is to study, understand, and teach the history of the lime industry in the ... [Read more]
The Laguna Limekilns: Bonny Doon, by
Robert W. Piwarzyk
The Laguna limekilns are two, open top, side-by-side, top loading pot kilns that were built into the hillside such that ... [Read more]
The Laguna Limekilns: Bonny Doon, by
Robert W. Piwarzyk
Some brick pieces can be found in the remaining lining of both kilns, and in the rubble around the kilns. ... [Read more]
The Laguna Limekilns: Bonny Doon, by
Robert W. Piwarzyk
On the east side of Laguna Creek, downstream of Ice Cream Grade, are two side-by-side hillside pot kilns. Their floor ... [Read more]
The Laguna Limekilns: Bonny Doon, by
Robert W. Piwarzyk
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Well into his ninth decade, George Lyle Winterhalder still has a sparkle in his eyes and a bit of the ... [Read more]
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Chapter 4:
A Time to Reflect: 1945 to Present [1992]
The Issei had come to the Pajaro Valley with dreams of a new land where they could prosper. Now, after the war, they and their children had to put the pieces of the broken dream back together.
According ..." [More]
Excerpted from Nihon Bunka/Japanese Culture: One Hundred Years in the Pajaro Valley by Jane W. Borg and Kathy McKenzie Nichols
