If Walls Could Talk...
A booklet from the defunct Santa Cruz County Bank with illustrations and articles detailing many notable influences of early Santa Cruz, often noting how land moved hands, industries grew, and when the these figures and their descendants historically crossed paths with the County Bank.
Notables: Michael Lodge, Martina Castro Lodge, Lodge House, Joaquin Castro, De Anza Party, Rancho Soquel Augmentacion, Maria Lodge Averon, Joseph Averon, Joseph L. Majors / Joseph Majors, Maria de los Angeles Castro, Rancho Refugio, Thomas Majors, Dr. F. E. Morgan, William R. Winterhalder, William T. Jeter, Seacrest Dairy Ranch, Mark Elward, Donald Caponigro, Wilder Ranch, Candida Castro Bolcoff, Jose Bolcoff, Delos D. Wilder / Delos Wilder / Deloss Wilder / Deloss D. Wilder, Miranda Finch Wilder / Miranda Wilder, Melvin D. Wilder, Williamson Wilder, Wilder Corporation, Sandra Wilder, Janet Wilder, Ethel Wilder Cooper / Ethel Cooper, Don Wilder Falconer / Don Falconer, Matthew Falconer, Kim Falconer, Sedgwick J. Lynch / Sedgewick J. Lynch, William Sedgwick Lynch, William Rennie, Margaret Dawson Rennie / Margaret Rennie, Lynch House, Rennie House, Henry Cowell Lime and Cement Company, Alice Cowell / Harriet Cowell, Samuel Cowell / Samuel Henry Cowell / S. H. Cowell / Harry Cowell, Isabella Cowell, Agnes Cowell, Helen Cowell, Ernest Cowell, Henry Cowell Redwoods State Park, Benjamin Franklin Porter / B. F. Porter, W. T. Sesnon / William T. Sesnon, George K. Porter, John T. Porter, Robert Sesnon, Catherine Sesnon, Mamie Sesnon Austin / Mamie Austin, Joseph Austin, Sesnon Oil Company, Mary Porter Sesnon, Porter Sesnon Jr., J. Boit Sesnon, Ben Porter, Pino Alto, Salesian Society, Harley E. Irish / H. E. Irish, Fred R. Howe / F. R. Howe, Clay Peters, Hallcrest House, Samuel Pike Hall, Whipple Hall, Charlotte Hall, Channing Hall, Chaffee Hall, Alice Hall, Ruth Hall, Natalie Hall, Priscilla Hall, Guy Chaffee Earl, Alice Ruth Wilder, Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm, Hallcrest Winery, Penry Griffiths, Gerald C. Griffiths, John H. Logan, Loganberry, Logan Heights, Jennie Fuller Bliss Jeter, Moses B. Bliss, James Budd, Welch Grove, Santa Cruz Big Trees Company, Cowell Grove, Winfield Scott Rodgers, Cleo E. Wood Rodgers / Cleo Rodgers, The Mountain Echo
Notables: Michael Lodge, Martina Castro Lodge, Lodge House, Joaquin Castro, De Anza Party, Rancho Soquel Augmentacion, Maria Lodge Averon, Joseph Averon, Joseph L. Majors / Joseph Majors, Maria de los Angeles Castro, Rancho Refugio, Thomas Majors, Dr. F. E. Morgan, William R. Winterhalder, William T. Jeter, Seacrest Dairy Ranch, Mark Elward, Donald Caponigro, Wilder Ranch, Candida Castro Bolcoff, Jose Bolcoff, Delos D. Wilder / Delos Wilder / Deloss Wilder / Deloss D. Wilder, Miranda Finch Wilder / Miranda Wilder, Melvin D. Wilder, Williamson Wilder, Wilder Corporation, Sandra Wilder, Janet Wilder, Ethel Wilder Cooper / Ethel Cooper, Don Wilder Falconer / Don Falconer, Matthew Falconer, Kim Falconer, Sedgwick J. Lynch / Sedgewick J. Lynch, William Sedgwick Lynch, William Rennie, Margaret Dawson Rennie / Margaret Rennie, Lynch House, Rennie House, Henry Cowell Lime and Cement Company, Alice Cowell / Harriet Cowell, Samuel Cowell / Samuel Henry Cowell / S. H. Cowell / Harry Cowell, Isabella Cowell, Agnes Cowell, Helen Cowell, Ernest Cowell, Henry Cowell Redwoods State Park, Benjamin Franklin Porter / B. F. Porter, W. T. Sesnon / William T. Sesnon, George K. Porter, John T. Porter, Robert Sesnon, Catherine Sesnon, Mamie Sesnon Austin / Mamie Austin, Joseph Austin, Sesnon Oil Company, Mary Porter Sesnon, Porter Sesnon Jr., J. Boit Sesnon, Ben Porter, Pino Alto, Salesian Society, Harley E. Irish / H. E. Irish, Fred R. Howe / F. R. Howe, Clay Peters, Hallcrest House, Samuel Pike Hall, Whipple Hall, Charlotte Hall, Channing Hall, Chaffee Hall, Alice Hall, Ruth Hall, Natalie Hall, Priscilla Hall, Guy Chaffee Earl, Alice Ruth Wilder, Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm, Hallcrest Winery, Penry Griffiths, Gerald C. Griffiths, John H. Logan, Loganberry, Logan Heights, Jennie Fuller Bliss Jeter, Moses B. Bliss, James Budd, Welch Grove, Santa Cruz Big Trees Company, Cowell Grove, Winfield Scott Rodgers, Cleo E. Wood Rodgers / Cleo Rodgers, The Mountain Echo
Source:
Santa Cruz County Bank
Date: 1970
Type:
BOOKLET; ARTICLE; ILLUSTRATION
Coverage:
- Santa Cruz
- Santa Cruz County
- 1970s
- Spanish
- Biographies
- Architecture
- Native American
- Business
- Banks
- Wineries
- Newspapers
- Tanning industry
- Oil industry
- Spanish American
- Scottish
- Scottish American
- Dairy industry
- Agriculture
- Science
- Horticulture
- Soquel
- Boulder Creek
- Real estate
- Politics
- Horses
- Felton
- Behind the scenes
- UCSC
- Cabrillo College
- Cement industry
- Gold Rush
Identifier: MS-SANTA CRUZ-HISTORY-02
Collection
Citation
“If Walls Could Talk...” Santa Cruz County Bank. 1970. SCPL Local History. https://history.santacruzpl.org/omeka/items/show/140086. Accessed 25 Dec. 2025.
