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Browsing Local History Articles tagged "Corralitos"
Copperheads--Part 2, by
Phil Reader
During the year of 1864, the mountains above the village of Corralitos were a hotbed of pro-secessionist activity. Two separate ... [Read more]
Copperheads--Part 3, by
Phil Reader
The next band of Confederate guerrillas to hide out at the mountain camp among the redwoods above Corralitos was the ... [Read more]
The cultivation of strawberries, which has become such a large and extensive business here, had a very small beginning. [Read more]
Stone Industry: Crushed Rock, Sand and Gravel [1943], by
Henry G. Hubbard
Except at the plant of the Pacific Limestone Products Company [more information in the article on limestone] where a small ... [Read more]
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Newspapers of the time called Milton (Milt) Besse "the most effective man to hold the important office of sheriff in the history of Santa Cruz." During his ten years in the sheriff's office, he streamlined the department, added more deputies, and raised the standards of employee acceptability and accountability. When ..." [More]
Excerpted from A Walk Through Time: Sheriff Milton Besse by Janet Krassow and Randy Krassow
