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- ...proposed to call the new establishment ''Villa de Branciforte''. Where did that name come from? ...who would act as reserves that could be recalled to active duty if needed. That method of colonization goes back at least to the Roman Empire.6 KB (976 words) - 21:11, 25 February 2024
- ...alifornia history is that, because there were so few people living here at that time, connections between individuals always pop up. Finding those connecti ...privateer). Some specific details are unclear, but it seems beyond dispute that Joseph Chapman was a crew-member serving under the French-Argentinian priva14 KB (2,343 words) - 01:11, 18 August 2023
- ...uz County. The main reason they're forgotten (the point of the article) is that, compared to non-northern-European immigrants and indigenous Californians, Because that acceptance was so rapid and complete, however, those early immigrants are r30 KB (4,490 words) - 17:56, 20 October 2023
- ...cific Ocean House Hotel (see 21 - The Town). Or maybe the Trustees decided that the street which had surpassed Main Street as the primary conduit of downto ...dge of the roadway, rounding the inside of that corner. It seems plausible that those are the last of the old mission willows.6 KB (1,070 words) - 17:00, 17 December 2023
- ...hey were digressions - usually made to comment on a topical story or event that tied into local history in some way. Even though this one is not tied to a ...ubjects. In fact, the evolution of name spellings is one of the challenges that confront any historical researcher.6 KB (1,044 words) - 18:12, 20 October 2023
- ...train rumbles up Chestnut Street and through the tunnel, you'd never guess that the quiet residential neighborhood tucked up against Mission Hill (shown in ...the photo at left from the mid-1880s, to see how thoroughly the place has changed. The white two-story building at top center was the town's first train depo5 KB (860 words) - 18:13, 20 October 2023
- ...ame same town near Genoa, on the northwest coast of Italy. Another town in that area is now a Santa Cruz sister city - Sestri Levante. ...de. I've been unable to verify the location of the grist mill, and suspect that the story may have become confused with the later Majors mill.5 KB (844 words) - 18:16, 20 October 2023
- ...nline here]). Stan Stevens researched the history of this work and deduced that the artist was probably E. F. Cook. ...anion to Santa Cruz Architecture''. The information presented here is from that book, unless noted otherwise. Text tags shown in the slides are underlined24 KB (3,943 words) - 18:13, 22 February 2024
- ...nline here]). Stan Stevens researched the history of this work and deduced that the artist was probably E. F. Cook. ...ual information on the growth and development of central Santa Cruz during that period.8 KB (1,155 words) - 14:37, 20 August 2023
- ...nline here]). Stan Stevens researched the history of this work and deduced that the artist was probably E. F. Cook. ...at specific type of lithography was used, but we know at least some of the names and steps involved.13 KB (2,218 words) - 18:21, 26 March 2023
- 1908! That’s not unusual for a house in this neighborhood, but remarkable longevity ...LE stamp occurs in the sidewalk section adjacent to the corner. This shows that at least some of the stamped curbs are part of the original concrete. A cou10 KB (1,631 words) - 18:40, 20 October 2023
- ...e name of Willow Street was changed to Pacific Avenue, and Main Street was changed to Front Street. A [https://cdnc.ucr.edu/?a=d&d=SCWS18660623.1.2&srpos=1&e= Many other streets got official names for the first time, including:4 KB (646 words) - 17:59, 17 September 2023
- '''Spanish''' language words are common in '''Santa Cruz County place names''' ...place names. In addition to our local region, a few important more-general names are included here, along with other Spanish terms commonly found in the loc34 KB (5,409 words) - 18:55, 10 July 2023
- ...ic Avenue boarding house after 1876 (''SWC4'' p.162). The 1892 Sanborn map names the two adjacent buildings "Harris House". Sophia's brother [[Sloan, Andre1,001 bytes (137 words) - 20:09, 21 January 2024
- ...at a hotel in Salinas). Clark (''Santa Cruz County Place Names'') mentions that Trescony lived in Monterey as early as 1841. ...ow a community garden at [[Trescony Park]]. Either by design or because of changed circumstances, much of the Trescony Santa Cruz land was soon subdivided. Se2 KB (322 words) - 19:37, 6 November 2023
