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In 1866, Santa Cruz incorporated as a town. The incorporation papers specified that the town would be governed by an elected Board of Trustees. The members of the Board selected one of their members to be the President of the Board.
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Source: Santa Cruz City Clerk's Office
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UCSC's McHenry Library Special Collections has a collection of aerial photographs of Santa Cruz County from the 1920's on. They may be viewed by the public by appointment.There are some aerial photos online in the Local History Photograph Collection,…
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Aptos was originally a "rancheria" (Spanish term for an Indian settlement), and is now an unincorporated village, of indefinite area, centered around the present-day junction of Soquel Drive and Trout Gulch Road. "Aptos" is said to be an Indian name…
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Source: Santa Cruz County Place Names: A Geographical Dictionary. Clark, Donald Thomas. Santa Cruz, CA, Santa Cruz Historical Society, 1986.
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