Tag Archives: History

Old Cold Spring Tunnel (1897)

Posted on June 24, 2011 by Jack Elliott

“With continuous boring, this tunnel developed sufficient water by 1897 to warrant a supply main from the tunnel to the city. Civic leaders found the pulse of industry quickening in ratio to the increased water supply.” –Santa Barbara: A Guide … Continue reading →

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The Storied Life of Davy Brown (Davy Brown Campground, Santa Barbara County)

Posted on October 27, 2010 by Jack Elliott

A drawing of Davy Brown’s cabin published in The herald, September 25, 1898. In the only image known to exist of Davy Brown, a tintype, he sits crossed legged on an upholstered chair in front of what appears to be … Continue reading →

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1960s Era Pull-Tab Coca-Cola Can

Posted on October 25, 2010 by Jack Elliott

I found this old Coke can half buried in the leaf mulch, beneath the oak and sycamore canopy in a deep canyon cut by a coastal stream in the mountains above Santa Barbara. On the side it reads, “New! All … Continue reading →

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Wallace Creek Offset at the San Andreas Fault, Carrizo Plain National Monument

Posted on October 16, 2010 by Jack Elliott

“A great earthquake shook the mountains, ripping a deep gash through the rock formations. . .” -A Spanish traveler’s account of the great Fort Tejon earthquake of 1857 On January 9, 1857, the 7.9 magnitude Fort Tejon temblor rocked California … Continue reading →

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The Day Hell Hit Santa Barbara; Third Hottest Temperature Ever Recorded on Earth

Posted on October 8, 2010 by Jack Elliott

“. . .and there lies Santa Barbara on its plain, with its amphitheatre of high hills and distant mountains. There is the old white Mission with its belfries, and there the town, with its one-story adobe houses, with here and … Continue reading →

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