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Old Soldiers: Santa Cruz County Civil War Veterans, by
Robert L. Nelson
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Old Soldiers: Santa Cruz County Civil War Veterans, by
Robert L. Nelson
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Since the 1860s, geologists had been confidently predicting that there was oil on the North Coast. The early years were ... [Read more]
Meanwhile, as the Ocean Shore was building its railroad to the San Vicente, the cement plant was rising on the ... [Read more]
Early History of Davenport, by
Alverda Orlando
Davenport was founded in 1868. The original town was about a mile to the north of the present location near ... [Read more]
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In 1885 a reporter for the Santa Cruz Sentinel asked ex-sheriff Charlie Lincoln who was the most notorious character that he had encountered during his tenure in office. After a short pause the former "boy sheriff" reached back into his memory and called forth
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Excerpted from "Charole"--The Life of Branciforte Bandido Faustino Lorenzana by Phil Reader
