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lime works at UCSC
Date: 2009-10-31
Source: Santa Cruz Sentinel
Type: NEWS
Date: 1996-07-03
Source: Valley Press
Type: NEWS
Limekilns on the former Cowell Ranch. The quarried limestone was dumped into the open pits from the path at the top. The square stone tower is an oil-burning "patent" kiln. This site, which was known as the "Lower Kilns was in use until 1946. It is…
Date: late 1950's
Type: PHOTO
An oil-burning "patent" kiln on the former Cowell Ranch. Oil-fired kilns began to be used in the 1880's as timber became scarce. Two older pit style kilns are visible to the left of the "patent" kiln. This site is now part of the UCSC campus, near…
Date: ca. late 1950's
Type: PHOTO
Date: 1996-07-11
Source: San Jose Mercury News
Type: NEWS
Cowell Lime Kilns At Rincon; caption under picture from Preston Sawyer collection, no date
Date: 1949-05-22
Source: Santa Cruz Sentinel-News (?)
Type: NEWS