Historical Markers and War Memorials in Santa Cruz
Santa Cruz, California and Vicinity
GEOGRAPHIC SORT
| 1► California (Santa Cruz County), Santa Cruz — 54th Coast Artillery Army Regiment War Memorial — |
| On West Cliff Drive 0.2 miles south of Pelton Avenue, on the right when traveling east. | |||
| 2► California (Santa Cruz County), Santa Cruz — A Love Story — The Miller Family — |
| Near Beach Street. | |||
| 3► California (Santa Cruz County), Santa Cruz — ACE Roller Coaster Landmark — Giant Dipper — |
| Near Beach Street. | |||
| 4► California (Santa Cruz County), Santa Cruz — Arthur A. Taylor — |
| Near Evergreen Street, on the right when traveling south. | |||
| 5► California (Santa Cruz County), Santa Cruz — Beauty and the Beach — Pageants Bring Business — |
| Near Beach Street. | |||
| 6► California (Santa Cruz County), Santa Cruz — Before the Boardwalk — |
| Near Beach Street. | |||
| 7► California (Santa Cruz County), Santa Cruz — Boardwalk Goes Hollywood — |
| Near Beach Street. | |||
| 8► California (Santa Cruz County), Santa Cruz — 469 — Branciforte — |
| On North Branciforte Avenue at Water Street on North Branciforte Avenue. | |||
| 9► California (Santa Cruz County), Santa Cruz — Bull and Bear Fights — |
| On Dakota Avenue. | |||
| 10► California (Santa Cruz County), Santa Cruz — Burgers at the Beach — for more than 70 years — |
| Near Beach Street. | |||
| 11► California (Santa Cruz County), Santa Cruz — California Pioneers — James Williams - Mary Patterson Williams — |
| Near Evergreen Street, on the right when traveling south. | |||
| 12► California (Santa Cruz County), Santa Cruz — Colonial Revival Style — |
| On Jordan Street at Escalona Drive, on the right when traveling east on Jordan Street. | |||
| 13► California (Santa Cruz County), Santa Cruz — Cowell Lime Works — |
| Near Glen Coolidge Drive just north of High Street, on the left when traveling north. | |||
| 14► California (Santa Cruz County), Santa Cruz — Eben Bennett Home — 1871 — Santa Cruz County Historical Trust Landmark — |
| On Third Street at Main Street, on the right when traveling east on Third Street. | |||
| 15► California (Santa Cruz County), Santa Cruz — Fickle Fashion — From Bloomers and Black Stockings to Baggies and Bikinis — |
| Near Beach Street. | |||
| 16► California (Santa Cruz County), Santa Cruz — Francisco Alzina House — |
| Near Sylvar Street, on the right when traveling south. | |||
| 17► California (Santa Cruz County), Santa Cruz — Fun, Fads, and Food — Fitzsimmons & Twisselman Families — |
| Near Beach Street. | |||
| 18► California (Santa Cruz County), Santa Cruz — Georgiana Bruce Kirby — 1818 – 1887 — |
| Near Jordan Street south of Escalona Drive, on the right when traveling south. | |||
| 19► California (Santa Cruz County), Santa Cruz — Giant Dipper — Thrilling riders since 1924 — |
| Near Beach Street. | |||
| 20► California (Santa Cruz County), Santa Cruz — Grave of Grove C. Cook — |
| Near Evergreen Street, on the right when traveling south. | |||
| 21► California (Santa Cruz County), Santa Cruz — History of Surfing in Santa Cruz — |
| On W Cliff Dr, on the right when traveling north. | |||
| 22► California (Santa Cruz County), Santa Cruz — Isaac Graham: “Swashbuckling Soldier of Fortune — “Trapper, Hunter, Rifleman, Ranchero, Lumberman and Litigant” — 1800 – 1863 — |
| Near Evergreen Street, on the right when traveling south. | |||
| 23► California (Santa Cruz County), Santa Cruz — Kirby House — |
| On Jordan Street, on the right when traveling south. | |||
| 24► California (Santa Cruz County), Santa Cruz — Lady of the Night — |
| Near Evergreen Street, on the right when traveling south. | |||
| 25► California (Santa Cruz County), Santa Cruz — Louden (London) Nelson — |
| Near Evergreen Street. | |||
| 26► California (Santa Cruz County), Santa Cruz — Magical Merry-go-round — |
| Near Beach Street. | |||
| 27► California (Santa Cruz County), Santa Cruz — Mary Amney Case — 1800 - 1889 — |
| Near Evergreen Street. | |||
| 28► California (Santa Cruz County), Santa Cruz — O’Neill’s Surf Shop — |
| On Beach Street at Pacific Avenue, on the right when traveling east on Beach Street. | |||
| 29► California (Santa Cruz County), Santa Cruz — Old Theatre Building — Santa Cruz — MCMXX — |
| On Walnut Avenue near Pacific Avenue. | |||
| 30► California (Santa Cruz County), Santa Cruz — Pacific Avenue Commercial Building — |
| On Pacific Avenue near Locust Street. | |||
| 31► California (Santa Cruz County), Santa Cruz — People's Bank — |
| On Pacific Avenue near Locust Street. | |||
| 32► California (Santa Cruz County), Santa Cruz — Remembering Chinese Pioneers — |
| On Evergreen Street 0 miles east of Coral Street, on the left when traveling east. | |||
| 33► California (Santa Cruz County), Santa Cruz — Saint Joseph Marello — |
| On W Cliff Dr, on the right when traveling south. | |||
| 34► California (Santa Cruz County), Santa Cruz — Salz Tannery — History of the Tannery — |
| Near River Street (California Route 9) north of Encinal Street, on the right when traveling north. | |||
| 35► California (Santa Cruz County), Santa Cruz — 983 — Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk — |
| On Beach Street at Cliff Street on Beach Street. | |||
| 36► California (Santa Cruz County), Santa Cruz — Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk Boards — |
| Near Beach Street. | |||
| 37► California (Santa Cruz County), Santa Cruz — Santa Cruz County Bank — 1895 — |
| On Cooper Street at Pacific Avenue, on the right when traveling west on Cooper Street. | |||
| 38► California (Santa Cruz County), Santa Cruz — Santa Cruz County World War Memorial — |
| On Pacific Avenue at Front Street on Pacific Avenue. | |||
| 39► California (Santa Cruz County), Santa Cruz — Santa Cruz Hall of Records 1882 / Salón de archivos de Santa Cruz 1882 — |
| On Cooper Street at Front Street, on the right when traveling west on Cooper Street. | |||
| 40► California (Santa Cruz County), Santa Cruz — Santa Cruz Main Post Office — 1912 — |
| Near Front Street at Water Street, on the right when traveling south. | |||
| 41► California (Santa Cruz County), Santa Cruz — 342 — Site of Santa Cruz Mission — |
| On Emmett Street at School Street, on the left when traveling east on Emmett Street. | |||
| 42► California (Santa Cruz County), Santa Cruz — Surfing Was First Brought Here By Hawaiian Princes — |
| Near West Cliff Drive, on the left when traveling west. | |||
| 43► California (Santa Cruz County), Santa Cruz — The Branciforte Adobe — |
| On North Branciforte Avenue at Goss Avenue, on the left when traveling east on North Branciforte Avenue. | |||
| 44► California (Santa Cruz County), Santa Cruz — The Butterfield Stage stopped here. — Charley Parkhurst — |
| On Portola Drive east of 35th Avenue, on the right when traveling east. | |||
| 45► California (Santa Cruz County), Santa Cruz — The Cocoanut Grove — Dancing through the years — |
| Near Beach Street. | |||
| 46► California (Santa Cruz County), Santa Cruz — The Hihn Building — |
| On Pacific Avenue at Lincoln Street, on the right when traveling south on Pacific Avenue. | |||
| 47► California (Santa Cruz County), Santa Cruz — The Plunge — Neptune’s Kingdom — |
| Near Beach Street. | |||
| 48► California (Santa Cruz County), Santa Cruz — The Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk — 1907 - 2007 — |
| On Beach Street, on the left when traveling north. | |||
| 49► California (Santa Cruz County), Santa Cruz — The Santa Cruz Seaside Company — |
| Near Beach Street. | |||
| 50► California (Santa Cruz County), Santa Cruz — Theatre Del Mar — |
| On Pacific Avenue south of Lincoln Street, on the left when traveling south. | |||
| 51► California (Santa Cruz County), Santa Cruz — To the Chinese men and women who came to Gold Mountain — |
| Near Front Street east of Locust Street between Water Street. | |||
| 52► California (Santa Cruz County), Santa Cruz — Tom Scribner — 1899 – 1982 — |
| On Pacific Avenue at Locust Street, on the right when traveling north on Pacific Avenue. | |||
| 53► California (Santa Cruz County), Santa Cruz — University Town Center — A Site History — 1856 – 1999 — |
| On Pacific Avenue near Cathcart Street, on the right when traveling south. | |||
| 54► California (Santa Cruz County), Santa Cruz — Whiting’s Games — |
| Near Beach Street. | |||
| 55► California (Santa Cruz County), Santa Cruz — Willey House — |
| On Sylvar Street near Mission Street, on the left when traveling east. | |||
| 56► California (Santa Cruz County), Santa Cruz — Williams — |
| Near Evergreen Street, on the right when traveling south. | |||