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Title: A memorial and biographical history of the coast counties of Central California : illustrated : containing a history of this important section of the Pacific coast from the earliest period of its discovery to the present time, together with glimpses of its auspicious future, illustrations and full-page portraits of some of its eminent men, and biographical mention of many of its pioneers, and prominent citizens of to-day
Year: 1893 (1890s)
Authors: Barrows, Henry D Ingersoll, Luther A
Subjects: Monterey County (Calif.) -- History San Benito County (Calif.) -- History Santa Cruz County (Calif.) -- History San Mateo County (Calif.) -- History Monterey County (Calif.) -- Biography San Benito County (Calif.) -- Biography Santa Cruz County (Calif.) -- Biography San Mateo County (Calif.) -- Biography
Publisher: Chicago : Lewis Publishing Company
Contributing Library: Allen County Public Library Genealogy Center
Digitizing Sponsor: MSN

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o, district No. 2; G. S. Nash,district No. 3; A. J. Chaney, district No. 4;M. F. Finch, chairman, district No. 5. The county courthouse at Hollister, thecounty seat, was erected in 1887, and costabout 145,000. It is a two-story edificewith basement and tower; the walls are ofbrick, stuccoed; its site is on a lot 300x200feet, fronting on Monterey street, betweenbourth and Fifth streets. The courthousehas entrances on three sides, by fourteengranite steps, with columned porches. Inthe northwest rear corner of the groundsstands a substantial one-story brick jail, cost-ing about $10,000, which, though neatly andcarefully kept, appears (to the credit of thecommunity be it said) to be poorly patron-ized. The grounds of the courthouse are sur-rounded by an ornamental iron fence; andon three sides, outside the cement walks,are some thirty beautiful bright-green, ever-graceful umbrella trees, which, with thegrass plat surrounding the building, give theSan Benito courthouse and grounds a unique
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SAN BENITO COUNTY. appearance during a greater portion of theyear, which is as rare as it is beautiful. Thereare also a few palm and other ornamentaltrees interspersed within and around theyard, but not of such numbers or size as tointerrupt the view from within or withouttlie grounds. The county has built three bridges, costingin the aggregate about $25,000. SAN BENITO COUNTY SCHOOLS. The following facts and figures concerningthe rising generation of the county, aresignificant and interesting. They are takenfrom the annual report for the year endingJune 30, 1892, of Superintendent of SchoolsJ. N. Thompson. The school census for 1892 shows thenumber of children in the county to be: Between five and seventeen—white, 1,029boys, and 1,043 girls—2,072. Between fiveand seventeen—negroes, 6 boys, and 7 girls—13; total, 2,085. Under five—white, 661;Mongolian, 2; total, 663. Total number ofcensus children under seventeen, 2,748. The nativity of these is as follows; 2,708were native

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