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Browsing Local History Articles tagged "Capitola"
Capitola Hotel's Heyday, by
Ross Eric Gibson
In only 25 years, Capitola went from an 1869 campground to home of one of the top seven coastal resort ... [Read more]
National Guard Training Site--Camp McQuaide, by
Carmen Morones
The National Guard training site for the 250th Coast Artillery Regiment was established in Capitola in 1926. The camp was ... [Read more]
he incorporated City of Capitola is located along the Pacific coast of Santa Cruz County. One of the original 27 ... [Read more]
Heroes and Villains: Santa Cruz County Produced Baseball Stars and Baseball Scandals, by
Jim Johnson
One died a well-respected Hall of Famer. The other died alone and full of regret. Both were major league baseball ... [Read more]
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Being an account of the attempted robbery of the Wells-Fargo Express Office in Boulder Creek, and the subsequent killing of Southern Pacific Detective Len Harris.
Introduction
The last two decades of the l9th century were years when the phrase "train robbery" became catch words for the people of ..." [More]
Excerpted from Anthony Azoff and the Murder of Detective Len Harris by Phil Reader
