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[[File:1906_Cowell-wharf.png|right|700px]] | [[File:1906_Cowell-wharf.png|right|700px]] | ||
The '''Cowell wharf''' (or "Cowell's wharf") existed in various forms and under various names from 1849 to the last night of 1907, when it was destroyed by a storm and never rebuilt. The first wharf at the end of today's Bay Street was built by [[Anthony, Elihu|Elihu Anthony]] in 1849. Limemakers [[Cowell Lime Works|Davis & Jordan]] bought the wharf in 1854, rebuilding/lengthening it in 1856. [[Cowell family|Henry Cowell]] became sole owner of the lime company and its wharf in 1889. The photograph at right is a detail from the [[1906 Lawrence aerial photo]]. | The '''Cowell wharf''' (or "Cowell's wharf") existed in various forms and under various names from 1849 to the last night of 1907, when it was destroyed by a storm and never rebuilt. The first wharf at the end of today's Bay Street was built by [[Anthony, Elihu|Elihu Anthony]] in 1849. Limemakers [[Cowell Lime Works|Davis & Jordan]] bought the wharf in 1854, rebuilding/lengthening it in 1856. [[Cowell family|Henry Cowell]] became sole owner of the lime company and its wharf in 1889. The photograph at right is a detail from the [[1906 Lawrence aerial photo]]. The Cowell wharf is on the left, with the [[Railroad wharf]] to the right. | ||
* "Notes on the History of Santa Cruz Wharves", [https://www.santacruzmah.org/ohj Online History Journal] | * "Notes on the History of Santa Cruz Wharves", [https://www.santacruzmah.org/ohj Online History Journal] | ||
* According to [[History of the state of California and biographical record of Santa Cruz...(Guinn, 1903)]], p.519-520, [[Lorenzen, Lawrence|Lawrence Lorenzen]] was wharf manager in 1903. | |||
[[Category:Bridges, wharves and piers]] | [[Category:Bridges, wharves and piers]] | ||
Latest revision as of 18:41, 26 October 2025
The Cowell wharf (or "Cowell's wharf") existed in various forms and under various names from 1849 to the last night of 1907, when it was destroyed by a storm and never rebuilt. The first wharf at the end of today's Bay Street was built by Elihu Anthony in 1849. Limemakers Davis & Jordan bought the wharf in 1854, rebuilding/lengthening it in 1856. Henry Cowell became sole owner of the lime company and its wharf in 1889. The photograph at right is a detail from the 1906 Lawrence aerial photo. The Cowell wharf is on the left, with the Railroad wharf to the right.
- "Notes on the History of Santa Cruz Wharves", Online History Journal
- According to History of the state of California and biographical record of Santa Cruz...(Guinn, 1903), p.519-520, Lawrence Lorenzen was wharf manager in 1903.