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'''John F. [Franklin] Pinkham''' ([https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/141412346/john-franklin-pinkham 1825-1905]) was the last Santa Cruz ''alcalde'' in early 1850, during the period when most men had left town for the gold fields, and before establishment of Santa Cruz County did away with the Mexican-era office. Rowland credited him with building the "Bret Harte Honeymoon Cottage" on Church Street, in the 1850s. | '''John F. [Franklin] Pinkham''' ([https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/141412346/john-franklin-pinkham 1825-1905, Colma]) was the last Santa Cruz ''alcalde'' in early 1850, during the period when most men had left town for the gold fields, and before establishment of Santa Cruz County did away with the Mexican-era office. Rowland credited him with building the "Bret Harte Honeymoon Cottage" on Church Street, in the 1850s. Pinkham's grave marker in Colma credits him with membership in the Society of California Pioneers, but he was not listed as a member of the independent Santa Cruz chapter. | ||
* John L. Chase, ''[[The Sidewalk Companion to Santa Cruz Architecture (4th ed. 2023)]]'', Chapter Three, item (22), page 67. | * John L. Chase, ''[[The Sidewalk Companion to Santa Cruz Architecture (4th ed. 2023)]]'', Chapter Three, item (22), page 67. | ||
* Leon Rowland (Circuit Rider), [https://cdnc.ucr.edu/?a=d&d=SCS19440611.1.4&e=-------en--20--1-byDA-txt-txIN-Pierce-------1 "Built By Civic Leader of 1850's"], ''Santa Cruz Sentinel'', 11 June 1944, 4:5. | * Leon Rowland (Circuit Rider), [https://cdnc.ucr.edu/?a=d&d=SCS19440611.1.4&e=-------en--20--1-byDA-txt-txIN-Pierce-------1 "Built By Civic Leader of 1850's"], ''Santa Cruz Sentinel'', 11 June 1944, 4:5. | ||
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Latest revision as of 16:10, 30 September 2025
John F. [Franklin] Pinkham (1825-1905, Colma) was the last Santa Cruz alcalde in early 1850, during the period when most men had left town for the gold fields, and before establishment of Santa Cruz County did away with the Mexican-era office. Rowland credited him with building the "Bret Harte Honeymoon Cottage" on Church Street, in the 1850s. Pinkham's grave marker in Colma credits him with membership in the Society of California Pioneers, but he was not listed as a member of the independent Santa Cruz chapter.
- John L. Chase, The Sidewalk Companion to Santa Cruz Architecture (4th ed. 2023), Chapter Three, item (22), page 67.
- Leon Rowland (Circuit Rider), "Built By Civic Leader of 1850's", Santa Cruz Sentinel, 11 June 1944, 4:5.
- Stanley D. Stevens, "The Alcaldes of Branciforte-Santa Cruz (1802-1850)", SCPL Local History Articles online