Description
This collection contains two ledger
books from the Santa Cruz Portland Cement Company.
Background
Eleven miles north of Santa Cruz on Highway 1, sits Davenport, the home of Pacific Cement
and Aggregates, Inc, since 1965, Lone Star Industries Inc. The company started out in 1906
as the Santa Cruz Portland Cement Company when it bought the ancient kilns and lime strata
developed by John Q. Packard and F. W. Billing. By 1907, the company had built its plant on
it 6000 acre site about a mile below Davenport Landing, and the name of Davenport was given
to the new cement company town that began to develop.
Extent
2.1 Linear Feet
2 flat boxes, 1 oversize folder
Restrictions
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Reproduction or distribution of any work protected by copyright beyond that allowed by fair
use requires permission from the copyright owner. It is the responsibility of the user to
determine whether a use is fair use, and to obtain any necessary permissions. For more
information see UCSC Special Collections and Archives policy on Reproduction and Use
Availability
Collection open for research.