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Browsing Local History Articles tagged "San Lorenzo Valley"
Historical Memories Haunt Brookdale, by
Ross Eric Gibson
A girl in a formal dress runs across the lobby, then disappears into thin air. In an empty Mermaid Room, ... [Read more]
Blessed with a picturesque mountain setting, abundant natural resources, and an equitable climate, the San Lorenzo Watershed has long attracted ... [Read more]
Mountain Paradise, Mount Hermon has Bohemian Roots, by
Ross Eric Gibson
The hallowed grounds of Mount Hermon's Christian retreat have a colorful past. In 1841 the redwood preserve hosted California's first ... [Read more]
Vanished Resort's Glory Days Recalled, by
Ross Eric Gibson
An overgrown, two-tiered fountain near the south entrance to Ben Lomond stands as a relic of the glory days of ... [Read more]
The California Powder Works & San Lorenzo Paper Mill: How Gunpowder Was Made at the CPW, by
Barry Brown
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The San Lorenzo Valley Water District (originally the San Lorenzo Valley County Water District) was formed by a special election ... [Read more]
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In the development of the West, the transition from frontier outpost to city or town was said to have taken place when schools and churches outnumbered saloons and whorehouses. Santa Cruz started early in its history to reach that goal and from the first days of its existence as ..." [More]
Excerpted from Institutions in Santa Cruz County -- 1850-1950 by Susan Lehmann
