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Browsing Local History Articles tagged "Cowell Ranch"
Cowell Ghost, by
Santa Cruz Sentinel
On May 14, 1903, Sarah Agnes Cowell, the youngest daughter of Henry Cowell, was killed in a buggy accident at ... [Read more]
The Home Ranch of the Cowells, by
Josephine Clifford McCrackin
The Gate through which we drove had been put up in 1854, and every pointed paling brought from San Francisco, ... [Read more]
Henry Cowell and His Family (1819--1955): Introduction, by
Laurie MacDougall
The S. H. Cowell Foundation is named after Samuel Henry Cowell, [Read more]
Lime and the Lime Business, by
Laurie MacDougall
In order to understand the development of the Cowell business, it is essential to know something about lime. [Read more]
The S. H. Cowell Years (1911-1955), by
Laurie MacDougall
There were now three surviving members of the Cowell family, S. H., Isabella and Helen. None of them had married, ... [Read more]
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Santa Cruz County has had five courthouses since its formation on February 18, 1850, and a sixth is currently [1966] being built. The five courthouses have been in four separate buildings, three of which were not built by the county. The first location was in a hotel on the north ..." [More]
Excerpted from The History of the Santa Cruz Courthouse by Margaret Souza
