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"Sugar King" '''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Claus_Spreckels Claus Spreckels]''' once owned much of today's [[Aptos]] and Rio del Mar, and partnered with [[Hihn, Frederick A.|F. A, Hihn]] to build the [[Santa Cruz Railroad (SCR)]] in 1874-76. | "Sugar King" '''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Claus_Spreckels Claus Spreckels]''' once owned much of today's [[Aptos]] and Rio del Mar, and partnered with [[Hihn, Frederick A.|F. A, Hihn]] to build the [[Santa Cruz Railroad (SCR)]] in 1874-76. His sugar company built the [https://pcad.lib.washington.edu/building/18781/ [[Western Beet Sugar Company]]] refinery in Watsonville in 1888. | ||
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Latest revision as of 21:19, 19 November 2025
"Sugar King" Claus Spreckels once owned much of today's Aptos and Rio del Mar, and partnered with F. A, Hihn to build the Santa Cruz Railroad (SCR) in 1874-76. His sugar company built the Western Beet Sugar Company refinery in Watsonville in 1888.