ECV 1850 Plaque:
Mountain Charlie Road


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MOUNTAIN CHARLIE ROAD
IN 1858, THE SANTA CRUZ TURNPIKE
COMPANY AWARDED A CONTRACT IN THE
AMOUNT OF $6000 TO CHARLES HENRY
"MOUNTAIN CHARLIE" McKIERNAN AND
HIRAM SCOTT FOR THE CONSTRUCTION
OF A ROAD. THE ROAD FROM THE SCOTT
HOUSE, LOCATED IN WHAT IS NOW SCOTTS
VALLEY, TO THE SUMMIT WAS LATER KNOWN
AS THE McKIERNAN TOLL ROAD. IT SUB-
SEQUENTLY BECAME PART OF SANTA CRUZ
COUNTY ROAD SYSTEM ON AUGUST 27, 1878
WHEN THE SANTA CRUZ BOARD OF SUPER-
VISORS ISSUED A WARRANT FOR $600.00
TO CHARLES McKIERNAN IN CONSIDERATION
OF SAID ABANDONMENT BY HIM.
DEDICATED OCTOBER 9, 1982
MOUNTAIN CHARLIE CHAPTER No. 1850
E CLAMPUS VITUS

"RIGHT WRONGS NOBODY"

Victorian Bar

This plaque is located on
Mountain Charlie Road,
50 Feet from Summit Road,
just west of Hwy.17
in Santa Cruz County, CA.

GPS
  Mountain Charlie Road  
WGS84 Datum
N 37.14415°
W 121.98543°



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