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* [[History Pages: 50 - Beach Hill: 1870-99]]
* [[History Pages: 50 - Beach Hill: 1870-99]]
* John L. Chase, ''[[The Sidewalk Companion to Santa Cruz Architecture (4th ed. 2023)]]'', Chapter One, item (22), page 15
* John L. Chase, ''[[The Sidewalk Companion to Santa Cruz Architecture (4th ed. 2023)]]'', Chapter One, item (22), page 15
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Revision as of 17:13, 5 November 2023

Eben Bennett (1823-1879) was a New Yorker who came to Santa Cruz County in 1866, becoming a road-builder and lime-manufacturer. He and brother Stanley built part of what is now Highway 9 between Felton and Rincon (north of Santa Cruz), which operated until 1872 as a toll road, when its construction cost was paid back. The "Toll House" still stands next to the road, just south of Felton. In 1870, Bennett built a house on Beach Hill. Bennett Creek, which flows into the San Lorenzo at Felton, was named for him.