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Browsing Local History Articles tagged "Mission Hill"
Mission Hill is the birthplace of Santa Cruz, the first permanent European settlement in Santa Cruz County. Until the gold ... [Read more]
Notes on the History of Williams Mill and Williams Landing in Bonny Doon, California, by
Paul Tutwiler
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The 80-year-old Santa Cruz Municipal Wharf has been undergoing its first face lift in 30 years. The past few years have seen new wharf-style rough plank buildings constructed, streamers, night-lighting and elimination of parking meters. A project to improve the wharf entrance is nearing completion.
The Municipal Wharf is only ..." [More]
Excerpted from The Santa Cruz Wharf by Ross Eric Gibson