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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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The City of Santa Cruz received its first charter from the State of California in 1876. The charter specified that the City would be governed an elected body consisting of a Mayor and a four-member Common Council.
A City Charter amendment approved at the 3-6-79 election changed Councilmembers terms of ..." [More]
Excerpted from Historical Listing of Mayors, 1876--
