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Santa Cruz County History - Articles
Browsing Local History Articles tagged "water supply"
The first 50 years of statehood witnessed continued slow and fitful development on the North Coast. Settlers struggled up the ... [Read more] The other early industry, one that will have a direct bearing on the Coast Dairies story, involved the huge limestone ... [Read more] Meanwhile, as the Ocean Shore was building its railroad to the San Vicente, the cement plant was rising on the ... [Read more]
Mineral Survey of Santa Cruz County - Mineral Water, by
C. McK. Laizure
Although several small mineral springs occur singly and in groups within Santa Cruz County, no mineral water is bottled or ... [Read more]
In 1949, local residents began meeting at Pleasant Valley School to discuss the dire shortage of potable water in the ... [Read more]
History of the Santa Cruz City Water Department, by
Santa Cruz City Water Department
"For Santa Cruz, the beginning of water supply development took place in 1792 when the Padres of the Mission Santa ... [Read more]
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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The manufacture of a superior quality of leather has long been one of the specialties of Santa Cruz County. At present the principal representative of this industry is the San Lorenzo Tannery, owned and operated by the Kron Tanning Company. The tannery is located on River Street, near the city ..." [More]
Excerpted from San Lorenzo Tannery (1896)
