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Several members of the '''Grover family''', natives of Maine, came to Santa Cruz County in the 1850s, establishing a sawmill on a tributary of [[Soquel Creek]] that became known as "Grovers Gulch". James Lyman ([https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/108903802/james-lyman-grover 1820-1888]) and his wife Hannah, along with brothers Stephen Frealon ([https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/48050876/stephen-frealon-grover 1830-1907]) and Whitney, arrived in California in 1851. James' son Dwight William ([https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/186858115/dwight-william-grover 1853-1924]) was born in Stockton, so the brothers may have tried their luck at gold mining before turning to lumbering. James, Frealon and Dwight built three houses in a row on Walnut Avenue, across from today's Santa Cruz HS (''Sidewalk Companion'' ch.9, item 7). | Several members of the '''Grover family''', natives of Maine, came to Santa Cruz County in the 1850s, establishing a sawmill on a tributary of [[Soquel Creek]] that became known as "Grovers Gulch". According to Powell, they also worked timber land in the "Soquel Augmentation" mountain valleys above Aptos. James Lyman ([https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/108903802/james-lyman-grover 1820-1888]) and his wife Hannah, along with brothers Stephen Frealon ([https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/48050876/stephen-frealon-grover 1830-1907]) and Whitney, arrived in California in 1851. | ||
James' son Dwight William ([https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/186858115/dwight-william-grover 1853-1924]) was born in Stockton, so the brothers may have tried their luck at gold mining before turning to lumbering. James, Frealon and Dwight built three houses in a row on Walnut Avenue, across from today's Santa Cruz HS (''Sidewalk Companion'' ch.9, item 7). Another brother, Elijah W., who was a Soc. of Pioneers member, stayed near "Grover's Mills". | |||
*[[History Pages: 40 - Approaching the Gilded Age: Santa Cruz Enters the 1880s]] | *[[History Pages: 40 - Approaching the Gilded Age: Santa Cruz Enters the 1880s]] | ||
* Donald T. Clark, "Grovers Gulch", [[Santa Cruz County Place Names (2008 book)]], p.134. | * Donald T. Clark, "Grovers Gulch", [[Santa Cruz County Place Names (2008 book)]], p.134. | ||
*''Riptide'' (CPL15) profiles Elijah W. "Whit" | |||
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Latest revision as of 20:00, 21 December 2025
Several members of the Grover family, natives of Maine, came to Santa Cruz County in the 1850s, establishing a sawmill on a tributary of Soquel Creek that became known as "Grovers Gulch". According to Powell, they also worked timber land in the "Soquel Augmentation" mountain valleys above Aptos. James Lyman (1820-1888) and his wife Hannah, along with brothers Stephen Frealon (1830-1907) and Whitney, arrived in California in 1851.
James' son Dwight William (1853-1924) was born in Stockton, so the brothers may have tried their luck at gold mining before turning to lumbering. James, Frealon and Dwight built three houses in a row on Walnut Avenue, across from today's Santa Cruz HS (Sidewalk Companion ch.9, item 7). Another brother, Elijah W., who was a Soc. of Pioneers member, stayed near "Grover's Mills".
- History Pages: 40 - Approaching the Gilded Age: Santa Cruz Enters the 1880s
- Donald T. Clark, "Grovers Gulch", Santa Cruz County Place Names (2008 book), p.134.
- Riptide (CPL15) profiles Elijah W. "Whit" ]