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'''John Dreher''' ([https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/73845205/john-dreher 1814-1885]) was one of the earliest German immigrants, coming to San Francisco in 1847 as a member of the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1st_Regiment_of_New_York_Volunteers 1st Regiment of New York Volunteers], a unit formed to served in the Mexican-American War. His Mexican-American War service in the New York Volunteers regiment is documented (spelled "Drear") in | '''John Dreher''' ([https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/73845205/john-dreher 1814-1885]) was one of the earliest German immigrants, coming to San Francisco in 1847 as a member of the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1st_Regiment_of_New_York_Volunteers 1st Regiment of New York Volunteers], a unit formed to served in the Mexican-American War. His Mexican-American War service in the New York Volunteers regiment is documented (spelled "Drear") in [https://archive.org/details/cu31924020403162/page/n12/mode/2up "The First regiment of New York volunteers, commanded by Col. Jonathan D. Stevenson, in the Mexican war"], an 1882 book viewable online at Internet Archive. | ||
After mustering out in 1848, he came to Santa Cruz in 1849, acquiring 9 acres of farmland in what is now a downtown residential neighborhood, bounded by Laurel Street on the south and the future Washington Street on the west (detail at right is from the 1866 town map). | After mustering out in 1848, he came to Santa Cruz in 1849, acquiring 9 acres of farmland in what is now a downtown residential neighborhood, bounded by Laurel Street on the south and the future Washington Street on the west (detail at right is from the 1866 town map). | ||
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John Dreher (1814-1885) was one of the earliest German immigrants, coming to San Francisco in 1847 as a member of the 1st Regiment of New York Volunteers, a unit formed to served in the Mexican-American War. His Mexican-American War service in the New York Volunteers regiment is documented (spelled "Drear") in "The First regiment of New York volunteers, commanded by Col. Jonathan D. Stevenson, in the Mexican war", an 1882 book viewable online at Internet Archive.
After mustering out in 1848, he came to Santa Cruz in 1849, acquiring 9 acres of farmland in what is now a downtown residential neighborhood, bounded by Laurel Street on the south and the future Washington Street on the west (detail at right is from the 1866 town map).
- "The Official Survey of Santa Cruz", Santa Cruz Sentinel, June 23, 1866, 2:4.
- Riptide CE38, photo
- John L. Chase, The Sidewalk Companion to Santa Cruz Architecture (4th ed. 2023), Chapter Two, item (23), page 47.
- History Pages: 12 - Pioneer German-Speakers of Santa Cruz County
John and son August were Soc. of Pioneers members.