The Way it was

The article describes Scotts Valley as having about 15-20 homesteads at that time, mostly farms. Finette Locke notes very little effect from the earthquake. Isaac Graham was a lot more dramatic in his write-up of redwood trees shaking and the event being quite frightening.
Creator: Marion Pokriots
Source: SV Press Banner
Date: 1988
Type: NEWS
Coverage:
  • 1980s
  • Scotts Valley
Identifier: MS-History ARticles-02

Citation

Pokriots, Marion. “The Way it was.” SV Press Banner. 1988. SCPL Local History. https://history.santacruzpl.org/omeka/items/show/144960. Accessed 1 Sep. 2026.