1870 Santa Cruz Gap Turnpike Joint Stock Company Toll House

Name/Title

1870 Santa Cruz Gap Turnpike Joint Stock Company Toll House

Entry/Object ID

HC011

Description

James Kennedy, who appears in this picture with his wife, built the toll house in 1867. Two days after the company's toll road charter expired on November 17, 1877, angry teamsters dragged the toll gate to the creek and dumped it in. This incident was dramatized in the Los Gatos "Trail Days" celebration of 1940, held to celebrate the completion of the Los Gatos - Santa Cruz highway into town. HC011

Collection

Hamsher Clarence Collection

Made/Created

Artist

Unknown

Date made

circa 1870

Dimensions

Height

12.04 cm

Width

7.48 cm

Location

* Untyped Location

Clarence Hamsher Collection

Copyright

Notes

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