Notes on the History of Williams Mill and Williams Landing in Bonny Doon, California

An article from local historians Tutwiler and Beames exploring the history of the land they own, originally the Williams Mill property. Chronologically details the passing of land through the late 1800s, ending with an appendix of a number of significant maps and letters used in the research.

Notables: James Williams, Squire Williams, Isaac Williams, Marion Pokriots, Rancho Arroyo de la Laguna, Williams Ranch, Santa Cruz Museum of Art & History, Juan Bautista Alvarado, Gil Sanchez, Arroyo de los Lobos, James G F Dunleavy, Laguna Creek, San Vicente Creek, Yellow Bank Creek, Liddell Creek, John Williams, Eliza Farnham, Cape Girardeau Letters, Dan Williams, Wallace Williams, D M Locke, Silas M Locke / Silas Merrill Locke, Isaac E Davis, Lydia Williams, Mary Patterson Williams / Mary Williams, Jonathan Williams, millwrights, Yankus, A G English, Y E Miller, potatoes, quicksilver/silver, Isaac Patterson, Elizabeth Patterson, George R Gluyas, Joseph C Coult, Blass Creek, Francis Kittridge, Williams Mill Creek, Edward L Williams / Edward Williams, Tully R Wise, George K Gluyas, Andrew Glassell, lime kilns, Grove Adams, Lucy Glassell, Glassell's Landing, Benjamin F Lee, Peregrine Fitzhugh, William T Glassell, Charles Moss, Donald Beadle, John I Williams, George B Jacobs, Jacob Lime Kiln, Hatch Th & Co, Brangen, German Savings and Loan Society, Thomas W Wright, Empire Grade, Natural Bridges Dairy, R H Hall, Eagle Glen Dairy Ranch, Antone Silva, Horace Gushee, Yellow Bank Dairy, Fillipini's dairy, Laird's dairy, Jeremiah Respini, Santa Cruz Lumber Company, W F March, George Olive, A A Davis, F L French, F S March, George Liddell, School Land Warrant 87
Creator: Paul Tutwiler; Miriam Beames
Date: 2000
Type: ARTICLE; MAP; LETTER
Coverage:
  • Santa Cruz
  • Bonny Doon
  • 2000s
  • Business
  • Biographies
  • Real estate
  • Agriculture
  • Factories
  • Tanning industry
  • Cement industry
  • Dairy industry
  • Spanish
  • Gold Rush
  • Bears
  • Missouri
  • Lumber industry
  • 1840s
  • 1850s
  • 1870s
Identifier: MS-SANTA CRUZ-BONNY DOON-5

Citation

Tutwiler, Paul and Miriam Beames. “Notes on the History of Williams Mill and Williams Landing in Bonny Doon, California.” 2000. SCPL Local History. https://history.santacruzpl.org/omeka/items/show/140554. Accessed 21 Jan. 2026.