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Aptos History: A Look Back at Centuries of Mid-County History [Read more]

Cabrillo's account includes a brief mention of the North Coast including the fact that they saw "neither Native Americans nor ... [Read more]

Santa Cruz County, like California, underwent a massive transformation in the mid-19th century as the Mexican government turned over control ... [Read more]

Juan Rodriguez Cabrillo and Bartolome Ferrelo, flying the flag of Spain, explore the west coast of North America. [Read more]

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Building the Carnegie Free Library, 1901-1904

[There were four grants from the Carnegie Corporation, between 1903 and 1921, for library construction-- a main library and three branch buildings. The Carnegie Free Library discussed here refers to the first Carnegie library built, which became the main library in Santa Cruz. RAP--ed.]

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Excerpted from The History of the Santa Cruz Public Library System: Part 3-- 1901-1904 by Margaret Souza