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Santa Cruz County History - Articles
Browsing Local History Articles tagged "pageants"
Miss Santa Cruz County, by
Santa Cruz Sentinel
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Too Much Makeup, Too Much Skin: Pageant Protests Go Back to 1924, by
Ross Eric Gibson
Today the Miss California Pageant emphasizes its scholarship [Read more]
The Santa Cruz Venetian Carnival, by
Frank Norris
There was a glare of sunshine, and the air had a different [Read more]
Water Carnival was Social Event of the Season in 1890s, by
Ross Eric Gibson
In 1894, fire gutted the heart of downtown Santa Cruz north and south of Cooper Street. City fathers decided to ... [Read more]
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The roads over the Santa Cruz Mountains served not only the settlers and loggers living and working on the summit, but also provided the means by which people could travel to and from Santa Cruz or San Jose via the stagecoach. The early organized road companies quickly ..." [More]
Excerpted from Stagecoach Days in the Mountains by Stephen Michael Payne
