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Browsing Local History Articles tagged "railroads"
140 Years of Railroading in Santa Cruz County , by
Rick Hamman
In the summer of 1856 Davis & Jordon opened their horse powered railroad to haul lime from the Rancho Canada ... [Read more]
140 Years of Railroading in Santa Cruz County, by
Rick Hamman
Once good rail service had been established into and out of Santa Cruz County the resources therein were accessible for ... [Read more]
Since the 1860s, geologists had been confidently predicting that there was oil on the North Coast. The early years were ... [Read more]
Meanwhile, as the Ocean Shore was building its railroad to the San Vicente, the cement plant was rising on the ... [Read more]
In the Library's collection of historical pamphlets is an Advertisement from the Southern Pacific railroad company. [Read more]
The Spreckels Era in Rio Del Mar, 1872--1922, by
Allen Collins
The ranch lands Claus Spreckels purchased in 1872 for about $8l,000 comprised almost all of today's Rio Del Mar (ca. ... [Read more]
As the Pajaro Valley Fruit Exchange is, like a single American coin, but "one of many" of the institutions engaged ... [Read more]
Transportation: Railroads and Streetcars, by
Susan Lehmann
Like so many isolated communities of the west, the City of Santa Cruz owes much of its early economic development, ... [Read more]
The Santa Cruz Wharf, by
Ross Eric Gibson
The 80-year-old Santa Cruz Municipal Wharf has been undergoing its first face lift in 30 years. The past few years ... [Read more]
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Cleaning up and Re-opening the Branch Libraries
On Day 1 (October 18) we began re-shelving books and clearing up the mess at nine of our ten Branches. I was not able to communicate with some of the Branch Managers for several days, but each of them took that approach ..." [More]
Excerpted from What a Mess! 295,000 Items on the Floor by Anne Turner
