[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 155 (2009), Part 19]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 26310]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




          IN HONOR OF THE COWELL LIME WORKS HISTORIC DISTRICT

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                             HON. SAM FARR

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                       Thursday, October 29, 2009

  Mr. FARR. Madam Speaker, I rise today to honor the University of 
California at Santa Cruz's historic lime-producing district and the 
unveiling of the permanent National Register of Historic Places plaque. 
The installation of this plaque, which has been the result of many 
years of hard work by local historians and the campus, marks its 
permanent inhabitation on a base of Cowell Ranch limestone on the 
college campus. On behalf of the House of Representatives, I am honored 
to extend to the UCSC campus the gratitude of Congress and the American 
people for this historic event.
  UC Santa Cruz is now the only higher education institution in 
California that has a historic district listed on the National Register 
of Historic Places. The school has taken an important step in 
preserving the history and significance of the largest center of lime-
production in Northern California during the late 19th and early 20th 
centuries. These historic buildings and features have a special 
historic value because they represent the diverse set of facilities 
stemming from lime-processing, operations, and worker-support. 
Furthermore, the district was instrumental in the economic and physical 
development of the Monterey Bay region during the late 19th century and 
the development of California cities after the Gold Rush during the 
early 20th century.
  These lands were once part of Henry Cowell's Ranch, where 
industrialists produced mortar, plaster, whitewash and other much 
needed materials for a number of other industries in the region. In 
addition to owning the lime-production sites that can be found 
scattered around the UC Santa Cruz campus, Cowell also owned dairies 
and cattle ranches that extended throughout Northern California. He was 
involved in banking, real estate, shipping, and warehousing.
  Madam Speaker, in closing, I want to uphold this historic district as 
a model of maintaining our state's historical integrity. Historical 
spaces like these are an example of what makes our community a national 
leader in the preservation of lands which continue to shape our 
society. I know I speak for the House of Representatives in saluting 
the UCSC community on this momentous occasion.

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