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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMZCH_lady-of-the-night_Santa-Cruz-CA.html
Here lie the remains of Marie Holmes, a lady of the night, who on the evening of May 5, 1898, met a lonely and untimely end with the quaffing of carbolic acid. Born in England, she resided in San Francisco, Salinas and Watsonville before spending …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMVT_branciforte_Santa-Cruz-CA.html
These school grounds were the center of Villa de Branciforte founded in 1797 by Governor Diego de Borica of California on orders from Spain through Viceroy Branciforte in Mexico. The settlement existed as political entity until American occupancy …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMVQ_site-of-santa-cruz-mission_Santa-Cruz-CA.html
Misi?n La Exaltaci?n de la Santa Cruz, the 12th Franciscan mission, was consecrated by Father Ferm?n Lasuen in August 1791. In 1793 the adobe church was built where the Holy Cross Catholic Church is now located. The mission was damaged by several …