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Timber Days

Giant redwood that might have been cut done for timber before conservation efforts saved it.

Source: Valley Press

Date: 1897

Type: NEWS

Coverage:

1890s
Boulder Creek

Identifier: FE-BR-Big Basin-11

Collection

Faye Ellis Collection

Tags

Photo of a large redwood tree on private land that possibly would have been cut down in the past for timber. Mr S.A. Bramble com is in the picture, taken in 1897. At the time of this publication this tree was still standing and it is one of the largest redwoods outside of Big Basin Park

Citation

“Timber Days.” Valley Press. 1897. SCPL Local History. https://history.santacruzpl.org/omeka/items/show/142645. Accessed 12 May 2026.