Browse Local History Topics
- » Architecture
- » Arts
- » Community Services
- » Crime & Public Safety
- » Cultural Diversity
- » Disasters & Calamities
- » Executive Order 9066 and the Residents of Santa Cruz County
- » Films
- » Government
- » In the 19th Century
- » In the 20th Century
- » Libraries & Schools
- » Making a Living
- » People
- » Places
- » Recreation & Sports
- » Religion & Spirituality
- » Spanish Period & Earlier
- » Tourism
- » Transportation
- » Unusual & Curious
- » Weather & Pop. Stats.
- » World War II
Santa Cruz County History - Articles
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]
[Read more]
Search Local History Articles
Explore Santa Cruz County History!
Chapter 2:
100 Years of Agriculture:The Land Blossoms
Agriculture brought pioneer Japanese immigrants to the Pajaro Valley one hundred years ago. A century later, agriculture is still the valley's principal economic activity, and Japanese Americans have played an important role in the success of local agriculture.
The earliest ..." [More]
Excerpted from Nihon Bunka/Japanese Culture: One Hundred Years in the Pajaro Valley by Jane W. Borg and Kathy McKenzie Nichols
