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Browsing Local History Articles tagged "Felton"
Covered Bridges, by
John V. Young
Santa Cruz County has the most covered bridges still standing of any county in the state, all of them deep ... [Read more]
Felton Branch Library -- Faye G. Belardi Memorial, by
Daniel McMahon
The structure that is now the Felton Branch Library was built as the Presbyterian Church in Felton in 1893. It ... [Read more]
Mineral Survey of Santa Cruz County - Moulding Sand and Peat, by
C. McK. Laizure
During the past year moulding sand has been added to the list of commercial minerals produced in Santa Cruz County. [Read more]
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On August 17, 1977, Thomas Benton Wilson was arrested for hijacking a public bus in Santa Cruz and later holding 70 persons hostage at the Baha'i School in Bonny Doon.
Source: Santa Cruz Sentinel Aug. 18, 1977, pages 1,3,4 and 12.
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Excerpted from Bus Hijacking
