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Santa Cruz County History - Articles
Browsing Local History Articles tagged "wharves and piers"
Aptos History: A Look Back at Centuries of Mid-County History, by
John Hibble
Aptos History: A Look Back at Centuries of Mid-County History [Read more]
Santa Cruz Owes Site to Spud Rush, by
Ross Eric Gibson
The clock tower marks the heart of Santa Cruz. But this is hardly an ideal place for a downtown, and ... [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]
The Santa Cruz Wharf, by
Ross Eric Gibson
The 80-year-old Santa Cruz Municipal Wharf has been undergoing its first face lift in 30 years. The past few years ... [Read more]
Fred W. Swanton grew up in Santa Cruz and attended Heald's Business College in San Francisco. His career was that ... [Read more]
1001 Stagnaros, by
Geoffrey Dunn
One of Robert "Big Boy" Stagnaro's earliest childhood memories is of a small hole next to his father's fish market ... [Read more]
Back in the days when the roads leading into town were dirt and narrow, a series of piers lined the ... [Read more]
The present (1999) Municipal Wharf was built in 1914 and was the fifth wharf to be built in the harbor. ... [Read more]
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The Owners, part 1
Widows, sea captains, relatives, music, jilted wives, and long-tenure describe the famous owners of the Carmelita Cottages. The property is located at 315-321 Main Street in the City of Santa Cruz near the famous Santa Cruz Beach and Boardwalk. The two front houses, constructed circa 1872, ..." [More]
Excerpted from Early History of the Carmelita Cottages: The Owners, Part 1 by Rick Hyman
