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Browsing Local History Articles tagged "transportation"
A Walk Through Time: William Ely, by
Janet Krassow and Randy Krassow
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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]
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]
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The year 1903 was fateful for the Cowells. Henry Cowell was shot in the shoulder in a boundary dispute with a man named D. Leigh Ingalsbe. The rather lurid newspaper accounts of the incident indicate this dispute was of long-standing, and refer to the severe loss of blood suffered by ..." [More]
Excerpted from The Tragic Year (1903) by Laurie MacDougall
