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Santa Cruz County History - Articles
Browsing Local History Articles tagged "whales and whaling"
Whales Along the Coast of Davenport, by
Alverda Orlando
From the Davenport area you can view the annual southern migration of the California gray whale. The gray whale spends ... [Read more]
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The Mystery Spot has been a local Santa Cruz tourist attraction since 1940. During it's heyday the Mystery Spot was in Life Magazine (Nov. 15, 1948). It was also featured on Art Baker's television show, You Asked For It. According to the official version it was discovered in 1939 ..." [More]
Excerpted from The Mystery Spot by Sharon Yamanaka
