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Santa Cruz County History - Articles
Browsing Local History Articles tagged "parks"
The Big Basin, by
Eloise J. Roorbach
Our forest reserves are becoming more and more appreciated - not only because of their invaluable usefulness, but for their ... [Read more]
Blessed with a picturesque mountain setting, abundant natural resources, and an equitable climate, the San Lorenzo Watershed has long attracted ... [Read more]
Dairying in Santa Cruz, by
Isabel H. Raymond
Among the astonishingly varied resources of the tract of country known as Santa Cruz County,-a little Cosmos in itself, one ... [Read more]
DeLaveaga Left His Fortune for Parks and for Charity, by
Ross Eric Gibson
De Laveaga Park could be called the Golden Gate Park of Santa Cruz. Sitting on a forested hill to the ... [Read more]
The Pogonip, by
Ross Eric Gibson
Today, as the city of Santa Cruz decides its fate, the famous Pogonip Clubhouse stands vacant on a panoramic site ... [Read more]
Zoo in Santa Cruz, by
Santa Cruz Sentinel
A zoo was once a feature of the Pacheco area of Delaveaga Park beginning around 1912. Some of the animals ... [Read more]
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The action of the vigilantes may have put an end to Pedro Lorenzana's life, but it also effectively ended the murder case against Jose Rodriguez. They had hushed up the prosecution's only witness so that when his trial was held, the jury found Rodriguez not guilty of the ..." [More]
Excerpted from "Charole"-- Part 4 by Phil Reader
