Santa Cruz County Timeline

Historians are sometimes accused of devoting too much time to memorizing dates and names. We are starting this timeline of key dates and "firsts" in County history so researchers will not have to remember them.  They are categorized by subject:  Towns and communities, Education, Transportation, Recreation, Sports, Communication, Everyday Life, Disasters, 

Highways
UCSC
Cabrillo College
Mission
Explorers
Phonograph
Radio
Television
Highway 1
Automobile
Electric Light
Incorporation of Cities