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| − | '''John Dreher''' ([https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/73845205/john-dreher 1814-1885]) was one of the earliest German immigrants, coming to San Francisco in 1847 as a member of the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1st_Regiment_of_New_York_Volunteers 1st Regiment of New York Volunteers], a unit formed to served in the Mexican-American War. After mustering out, he came to Santa Cruz in 1849, acquiring | + | '''John Dreher''' ([https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/73845205/john-dreher 1814-1885]) was one of the earliest German immigrants, coming to San Francisco in 1847 as a member of the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1st_Regiment_of_New_York_Volunteers 1st Regiment of New York Volunteers], a unit formed to served in the Mexican-American War. After mustering out, he came to Santa Cruz in 1849, acquiring 9 acres of farmland in what is now a downtown residential neighborhood, bounded by Laurel Street on the south and the future Washington Street on the west. |
*[https://cdnc.ucr.edu/?a=d&d=SCWS18660623.1.2&srpos=1&e=-------en--20-SCWS-1--txt-txIN-%22Map+of+the+Town%22-------1 "The Official Survey of Santa Cruz"], ''Santa Cruz Sentinel'', June 23, 1866, 2:4. | *[https://cdnc.ucr.edu/?a=d&d=SCWS18660623.1.2&srpos=1&e=-------en--20-SCWS-1--txt-txIN-%22Map+of+the+Town%22-------1 "The Official Survey of Santa Cruz"], ''Santa Cruz Sentinel'', June 23, 1866, 2:4. | ||
*''Riptide'' CE38, photo | *''Riptide'' CE38, photo | ||
Revision as of 18:22, 31 March 2025
John Dreher (1814-1885) was one of the earliest German immigrants, coming to San Francisco in 1847 as a member of the 1st Regiment of New York Volunteers, a unit formed to served in the Mexican-American War. After mustering out, he came to Santa Cruz in 1849, acquiring 9 acres of farmland in what is now a downtown residential neighborhood, bounded by Laurel Street on the south and the future Washington Street on the west.
- "The Official Survey of Santa Cruz", Santa Cruz Sentinel, June 23, 1866, 2:4.
- Riptide CE38, photo
- John L. Chase, The Sidewalk Companion to Santa Cruz Architecture (4th ed. 2023), Chapter Two, item (23), page 47.
- History Pages: 12 - Pioneer German-Speakers of Santa Cruz County
John and son August were Soc. of Pioneers members.
