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When Money Washed up on the Shores of Greyhound Rock

When Money Washed up on the Shores of Greyhound Rock

Davenport History: Whaling, Cement, and Immigrants

Davenport History: Whaling, Cement, and Immigrants

There’s Oil in Them Thar Sea Cliffs!

There’s Oil in Them Thar Sea Cliffs!

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  • When Money Washed up on the Shores of Greyhound...

    2016/10/05
    by Ranger Lautamo
  • Davenport History: Whaling, Cement, and Immigra...

    2014/07/21
    by Ranger Gaudinski
  • There’s Oil in Them Thar Sea Cliffs!

    2014/07/16
    by Ranger Gaudinski

When Money Washed up on the Shores of Greyhound Rock

Posted by Ranger Lautamo
|October 05, 2016
|in : Blog, California, Davenport, History, Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz MPA Beaches Tour, Wildlife
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When Money Washed up on the Shores of Greyhound Rock
Teeming with more than 300 species of invertebrates, fish, seabirds, and marine mammals, the Greyhound Rock State Marine Conservation Area on California’s central c...
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Davenport History: Whaling, Cement, and Immigrants

Posted by Ranger Gaudinski
|July 21, 2014
|in : Blog, Davenport, Highway 1, History, North Coast
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Davenport History: Whaling, Cement, and Immigrants
Settlement in the area of today’s Davenport got its start in 1868 when Captain John Davenport, a sea-based whaler by trade, built a 450 foot wharf off what became t...
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There’s Oil in Them Thar Sea Cliffs!

Posted by Ranger Gaudinski
|July 16, 2014
|in : Blog, Davenport, Geology, Highway 1, Natural History, North Coast
| 0 comments
|5164 Views
There’s Oil in Them Thar Sea Cliffs!
If you look in the northern most cove at Bonny Doon Beach, (yes, it’s the clothing-optional section), you will see a tall skinny dike of sandstone that cuts across...
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