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History of the Santa Cruz Metropolitan Transit District, by
Santa Cruz Metropolitan Transit District
Public transportation in Santa Cruz County began in 1875 with inauguration of a single horsecar line from the intersection of ... [Read more]
History of the Santa Cruz Metropolitan Transit District: Appendix with tables showing service changes and ridership totals, by
Santa Cruz Metropolitan Transit District
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Stagecoach Days in the Mountains, by
Stephen Michael Payne
The roads over the Santa Cruz Mountains served not only the settlers and loggers living and working on the summit, ... [Read more]
Stagecoach Days in the Mountains, by
Stephen Michael Payne
George Lewis Colegrove was born in the Dundee area of McHenry County, Illinois, on March 29, 1843. When he was ... [Read more]
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In the early 1870s, a meeting was held at the home of Louis Schwartz on Mission Street. During the course of the congenial affair, the men founded a local chapter of The Hebrew Benevolent Society, an organization dedicated to the interests of the Jewish community.
It was a time when ..." [More]
Excerpted from A Walk Through Time: Louis Schwartz by Janet Krassow and Randy Krassow
