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Browsing Local History Articles tagged "roads"
Most discussions about Santa Cruz County's North Coast emphasize the scenic natural beauty of the coastline, and indeed some aspects ... [Read more] The Davenport cement plant (it became Pacific Cement and Aggregates in 1956, Lonestar Cement Corporation in 1965 and RMC Pacific ... [Read more]
The Roads of Bonny Doon, by
Robert W. Piwarzyk
A road network usually evolved as a means of opening up an area to residential, agricultural, and industrial development, and ... [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]
The Works Progress Administration (1935-1943) was a U.S. government agency created during the Great Depression to provide jobs for unemployed ... [Read more]
Transportation: Roads; Wharves and piers, by
Susan Lehmann
The wealth of natural resources in Santa Cruz County was obvious to the first pioneers in the area. A major ... [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.]
..." [More]Excerpted from The History of the Santa Cruz Public Library System: Part 3-- 1901-1904 by Margaret Souza
