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• 16:51, 5 September 2026 Carey talk contribs created page Watsonville Road (Created page with "'''Watsonville Road''' is an obsolete name for the road that followed the route from Watsonville to Santa Cruz laid out by the 1769 expedition led by Portolá, the first Europeans to see what is now Santa Cruz County. Its western terminus was originally a ford on the San Lorenzo River. Continuing to the east, parts of the old road are roughly followed by today's Soquel Avenue, Soquel Drive, and Freedom Boulevard. Categor...")
• 16:37, 5 September 2026 Carey talk contribs created page Freedom Boulevard (Created page with "'''Freedom Boulevard''' is part of the old Watsonville Road, based on the route laid out by the 1769 expedition led by Portolá, the first Europeans to see what is now Santa Cruz County. Its western terminus is at Highway 1, where it picks up the Portolá route from Soquel Drive. Freedom Blvd. is the main through road of the Freedom community, before dead-ending into Main Street in Watsonville. Category:Roads Category:Pl...")
• 16:30, 5 September 2026 Carey talk contribs created page Soquel Avenue (Created page with "'''Soquel Avenue''' is the old Watsonville Road, based on the route laid out by the 1769 expedition led by Portolá, the first Europeans to see what is now Santa Cruz County. From its western terminus at Pacific Avenue, Soquel Avenue crosses the San Lorenzo River and continues to the east. Where it crosses Highway 1, it is renamed Soquel Drive. Soquel Drive dead ends past Freedom Boulevard. Category:Roads Category:Places in...")
• 16:29, 5 September 2026 Carey talk contribs created page Soquel Drive (Redirected page to Soquel Avenue) Tag: New redirect
• 16:17, 5 September 2026 Carey talk contribs created page River Street (Created page with "'''River Street''' is the main (and only) through street in the Harvey West neighborhood of northern Santa Cruz. As the name implies, River Street runs next to the San Lorenzo River. Beginning at Soquel Avenue, the section from there to Highway 1 lies behind the levees built after the 1955 San Lorenzo River flood. River Street becomes Highway 9 from where the state highway begins at Hwy. 1. Category:Roads Category:Places in Sidewalk Compani...")
• 16:08, 5 September 2026 Carey talk contribs created page Pacific Avenue (Created page with "'''Pacific Avenue''' is the main commercial street in downtown Santa Cruz. Originally the eastern boundary of the mission agricultural area and part of the road from the mission complex to the cargo-landing area at the main beach, and later known as Willow Street, Pacific Avenue became the official name on the 1866 Santa Cruz map. The street runs from Water Street to the beachfront at the Santa Cruz Municipal Wharf entrance. North Pacific Avenue runs from Wat...")
• 15:58, 5 September 2026 Carey talk contribs created page West Cliff Drive (Created page with "'''West Cliff Drive''' is the most popular tourist drive in Santa Cruz County. It winds along the ocean bluffs from Pacific Avenue to Natural Bridges State Beach. Category:Roads Category:Places in Sidewalk Companion")
• 17:13, 4 August 2026 Carey talk contribs created page Old San Jose Road (Created page with "'''Old San Jose Road''' began in the 1850s as a privately-financed "turnpike" following Soquel Creek from Soquel village up to the summit. A similar effort built a road from the Los Gatos side. The completed road was usable by stagecoaches, shortening the trip from Santa Cruz to San Jose. Rowland (p.73-74) notes names of the road's promoters and investors. Category:Roads")
• 15:45, 2 August 2026 Carey talk contribs created page File:L&H-downloads.jpg
• 15:45, 2 August 2026 Carey talk contribs uploaded File:L&H-downloads.jpg
• 00:31, 26 July 2026 Carey talk contribs created page Meserve, Alvin R. (Created page with "right '''Alvin Rand Meserve''' ([https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/36715302/alvin-r-meserve 1833-1912]), born in Maine, came to Santa Cruz in the 1850s. By 1864, he and a partner named Jordan had opened a general store. In 1870 he was elected to be one of the 3 town trustees, and in 1872 he became county treasurer after Samuel W. Blakely resigned. The family later moved to Long Beach, CA. Category:Pers...")
• 00:10, 26 July 2026 Carey talk contribs created page File:Meserve-and-Jordan-store-ad.jpg
• 00:10, 26 July 2026 Carey talk contribs uploaded File:Meserve-and-Jordan-store-ad.jpg
• 19:12, 25 July 2026 Carey talk contribs created page Category:Persons accused of crimes (Created page with "Category:Persons")
• 19:11, 25 July 2026 Carey talk contribs created page Blakely, Samuel W. (Created page with "'''Samuel W. Blakely''' established a druggist business on Pacific Avenue, with partner {McDermott, William P.|William P, McDermott]], in the 1860s. In 1870, he was elected county treasurer and, in 1872, was accused of embezzlement after reporting himself bound and gagged during a robbery at the treasurer's office. Two trials failed to reach a verdict, and he was freed. In a subsequent civil suit, the county attempted to force reimbursement of the missing funds by Blakel...")
• 14:11, 15 July 2026 Carey talk contribs created page Weeks, James William (Diego Guillermo) (Created page with "'''James William (Diego Guillermo) Weeks''' ([https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/250927083/james-william-weeks 1812-1881]) in listed in Rowland as an 1841 arrival in Santa Cruz County, but no other info has been found about his activities here. Weeks became prominent in San Jose, where he served as alcalde. Category:Persons Category:Persons in Rowland")
• 14:03, 15 July 2026 Carey talk contribs created page Bee, Henry J. (Created page with "Henry Jubilee Bee ([https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/216092125/henry-jubilee-bee 1808-1898])was, according to his Find-a-Grave page, a native of England who jumped ship in Monterey in 1830. He came to Branciforte briefly before joining Isaac Graham's ''rifleros'' in 1836 to aid the Alvarado coup in Monterey. In 1840, Bee was one of the Americans arrested by Alvarado and sent to Mexico for trial. He returned in 1841 to Branciforte, moving to San Jose...")
• 18:49, 26 June 2026 Carey talk contribs created page File:Lime-works-SCP0045.jpg
• 18:49, 26 June 2026 Carey talk contribs uploaded File:Lime-works-SCP0045.jpg
• 18:42, 26 June 2026 Carey talk contribs created page File:Santa-Cruz-tannery-L-and-H.jpg
• 18:42, 26 June 2026 Carey talk contribs uploaded File:Santa-Cruz-tannery-L-and-H.jpg
• 16:58, 6 June 2026 Carey talk contribs created page Moore, Charles (Redirected page to Moore, William H.) Tag: New redirect
• 16:21, 6 June 2026 Carey talk contribs created page Moore, Thomas W. (Created page with "'''Thomas H. Moore''' ([https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/242294488/thomas_walker-moore 1832-1914]) was one of two sons of Eli Moore. Thomas was a Soc. of Pioneers member and, according to Rowland, was the owner of the lot (Coopers owned the other) donated for the 1866 courthouse. Thomas's brother William, inherited Eli's Front Street residence (again according to Rowland). Thomas moved to San Francisco at some point in adulthoo...")
• 19:18, 21 February 2026 Carey talk contribs moved page Circles church to Circles neighborhood
• 18:40, 21 February 2026 Carey talk contribs created page File:Vallemar-restaurant-bar.png
• 18:40, 21 February 2026 Carey talk contribs uploaded File:Vallemar-restaurant-bar.png
• 18:27, 14 February 2026 Carey talk contribs created page File:Kirby-tannery-Elliott.jpg
• 18:27, 14 February 2026 Carey talk contribs uploaded File:Kirby-tannery-Elliott.jpg
• 14:31, 27 January 2026 Carey talk contribs created page Santa Cruz County Historic Context Statement (Created page with "The '''[https://cdi.santacruzcountyca.gov/Planning/PolicyPlanning/HistoricResources/SantaCruzCountyHistoricContextStatement.aspx Santa Cruz County Historic Context Statement]''' was first published in 1994, and was updated in 2025. The webpage introduction states that "In 1986, the County commenced to survey historical resources in the County to serve as the baseline for the County’s Historic Preservation Program". The Statement grew from that survey, and is organized...")
• 18:59, 25 December 2025 Carey talk contribs created page Comstock brothers (Created page with "The '''Comstock brothers''' were in the logging/lumber business in the "Soquel Augmentation" area. According to Powell: "In 1867, Jared and Smith Comstock from Norwich, Connecticut arrived in Santa Cruz County. They lingered in the county for seven years before they finally accumulated enough money to purchase around 1,180 acres from William L. Dickinson on December 15, 1874." * Ronald G. Powell, ''The Reign of the Lumber Barons'', edited by Derek R. Whaley (Santa Cruz,...")
• 17:34, 25 December 2025 Carey talk contribs created page Fowler, Josiah S. (Created page with "'''Josiah S. Fowler''' ([https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/47188092/josiah-s-fowler 1846-1896, Los Gatos]) inherited 240 acres near the Santa Cruz Mountains summit from his father - either Joseph (Find-a-Grave) or Jacob (Powell). The ranch was on the road from Santa Cruz to San Jose near where it crossed Summit Road, and the house hosted the first post office in the community that later became "Patchen". The best-know resident of the area was McKiernan, Charles|"Moun...")
• 20:22, 21 December 2025 Carey talk contribs created page Rider, Dickamon A. (Created page with "'''Dickamon Allen Rider''' (no local burial found) is mentioned in Powell as an early lumberman in the Corralitos/Eureka Canyon/Soquel Augmentation area, just east of The Forest of Nisene Marks State Park. He was a founder of the Corralitos Lumber Company in 1871. Today's Rider Road runs through the area. Category:Persons Category:Persons in Powell Category:no burial info")
• 19:50, 21 December 2025 Carey talk contribs created page Williamson, William (Created page with "'''William Williamson''' (no local burial found) is mentioned in Powell as a partner of John Bernard Brown in the 1860s timber/lumber business partnership Brown & Williamson, with interests mainly in the Watsonville/Corralitos area. Category:Persons Category:Persons in Powell Category:no burial info")
• 17:23, 21 December 2025 Carey talk contribs created page GISWeb (Created page with "'''GISWeb''' is the name of Santa Cruz County's [https://sccgis.santacruzcountyca.gov/gisweb/ Geographic Information System (GIS) website]. It's a valuable source of historical information on many different types of boundaries: including parcels, polities, ranchos, etc.; and physical features: including roads, waterways, terrain, etc. Category:Sources")
• 17:07, 21 December 2025 Carey talk contribs created page File:1866-town-boundary-detail1.png
• 17:07, 21 December 2025 Carey talk contribs uploaded File:1866-town-boundary-detail1.png
• 04:07, 23 November 2025 Carey talk contribs created page Yoacham, John S. (Created page with "'''John Samuel Yoacham''' (no local burial found) was, according to Barrows, born 1832 "near Kansas City, in what was then Indian territory". He came to the Pajaro Valley in 1854, and was running a store in Watsonville in 1893. Category:Persons Category:Persons in Barrows Category:Persons in Watsonville Category:no burial info")
• 21:35, 22 November 2025 Carey talk contribs created page Tuttle, William D. (Created page with "'''William D. Tuttle''' (no local burial found) was, according to a profile in Barrows, born 1821 in Pennsylvania, came to Watsonville in 1875, and was still living there in 1893. This Tuttle doesn't seem to be closely related to the Daniel and Owen Tuttle family. Category:Persons Category:Persons in Barrows Category:no burial info")
• 21:34, 21 November 2025 Carey talk contribs created page Pinto family (Created page with "The '''Pinto''' family are among those Mexican families named by Leon Rowland as "Los Fundadores" - founders of ''Californio'' families. Pinto Lake is in the Amesti neighborhood north of Watsonville, and the lake was presumably named for this family. Family members include: * Pablo Pinto ([https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/166512110/pablo-pinto 1735-1783, San Francisco]) - was a soldier with the 1776 de Anza expedition. ** son Juan Maria ([https://www.findagra...")
• 21:34, 21 November 2025 Carey talk contribs created page Amesti (Created page with "'''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amesti,_California Amesti]''' is an unincorporated community north of Watsonville, CA. It was named for Jose Amesti, grantee of [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rancho_Los_Corralitos Rancho Los Corralitos]. The community includes Pinto Lake, and residents live mostly along Amesti Road. Category:unincorporated communities Category:Wikipedia")
• 20:40, 21 November 2025 Carey talk contribs created page Pinto Lake (Created page with "right '''Pinto Lake''' is a 92-acre, spring-fed, year-round lake north of Watsonville. It is bordered by two parks, a [https://parks.santacruzcountyca.gov/Home/ExploreOurParksBeaches/AllCountyParks/PintoLakeCountyPark.aspx county park] and a [https://www.watsonville.gov/1525/Pinto-Lake City of Watsonville park]. Pinto Lake is believed to be at or near the location where the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timeline_of_the_Portol%C3%A1_expedi...")
• 20:38, 21 November 2025 Carey talk contribs created page File:Pinto-Lake-marker.png
• 20:38, 21 November 2025 Carey talk contribs uploaded File:Pinto-Lake-marker.png
• 19:55, 21 November 2025 Carey talk contribs created page Category:Persons in Barrows (Created page with "[https://archive.org/details/memorialbiograph00barr/page/n5/mode/2up A memorial and biographical history of the coast counties of Central California] is a book published 1893 in Chicago, and available online at Internet Archive. It includes historical sketches of four counties: Monterey, San Benito, Santa Cruz, and San Mateo; and a number of short biographies. Santa Cruz County persons with biographies are listed below. Category:Persons")
• 19:54, 21 November 2025 Carey talk contribs created page Swank, J.S. (Created page with "'''J.S. Swank''' (no local burial found), according to Barrow, was born in Ohio in 1835, came to Watsonville in 1888, and was a Justice of the Peace in 1893. *History of Santa Cruz, California (Martin, 1911), p.133 Category:Persons Category:Persons in Barrows Category:Persons in Society of Pioneers Category:Persons in Watsonville Category:no burial info")
• 19:42, 20 November 2025 Carey talk contribs created page Waddell, John A. (Redirected page to Waddell, William W.) Tag: New redirect
• 20:49, 19 November 2025 Carey talk contribs created page Sanborn, William A. (Redirected page to Sanborn, Lucius) Tag: New redirect
• 20:15, 19 November 2025 Carey talk contribs created page Russell, Alexander (Redirected page to Russell, Thomas) Tag: New redirect
• 20:53, 13 November 2025 Carey talk contribs created page 1003-1015 East Cliff Dr (Created page with "right|500px The residences at '''1001''' and '''1009''' East Cliff Drive date from the 1880s, as shown in the MAH photo at right. The house at '''1015''', built in 1891 (after the MAH photo was taken), is item (1) in Chapter Eight of The Sidewalk Companion to Santa Cruz Architecture (4th ed. 2023). All three houses remain, as shown in the 2024 photos below. left|900px Category:Seabright")
• 20:44, 13 November 2025 Carey talk contribs created page File:2024-1003,1009-1015-E-Cliff.png