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Brief biographies of individuals important in the history of Santa Cruz, and information about their grave sites at Santa Cruz Memorial Park.
The front view of the Peyton mansion, built by the California Powder Works in 1875 for Colonel Bernard Peyton, the superintendent of the CPW; above Powder Mill Flats.
Two workers standing beside a building at the California Powder Works. The Powder Works was located adjacent to the San Lorenzo River, three miles north of the Bay, at Powder Mill Flats.
Six men standing beside a disassembled wheel house at the California Powder Works, at Powder Mill Flats.
The foundry, charcoal burner, and village for the workers at the California Powder Works. The Powder Works employed 150 to 275 workers. From 1864 to 1914, it was the main industry in Santa Cruz; at Powder Mill Flats
Three buildings at the California Powder Works: the original packing house, built in 1862
Magazine No. 3, Building No. 174, at the California Powder Works, had a capacity of 15,000 kegs; at Powder Mill Flats.