Mount Hermon, California
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Mount Hermon is an unincorporated community in Santa Cruz County, California.
[edit] History and facts
Mount Hermon, known as Tuxedo Junction prior to 1906, was a stop on the South Pacific Railroad from Los Gatos to Santa Cruz. Hotel Tuxedo was on the property, which was purchased and renamed to The Zayante Inn by what later became the Mount Hermon Association, Inc on April 14, 1906.
The land was to be used as a Christian retreat center, the dedication day, known as "The Great Day", was July 22, 1906 held at the Zayante Inn with 1400 people in attendance. Speaking at the dedication was Dr. Reuben A. Torrey, President of Moody Bible Institute in Chicago, Illinois.
The Zayante Inn and surrounding cottages was destroyed by fire on April 18th, 1921.
At the site, Mount Hermon, a Christian retreat center with three separate facilities operates on much of the original property, as well as several hundred privately owned homes, the Mount Hermon post office and a bookstore.
In 1841, California's first water powered sawmill was built at the junction of Bean Creek and Zayante Creek by P. Lassen, Isaac Graham, J. Majors, and F. Hoeger.
[edit] External links
- Mount Hermon Christian Conference Center
- Santa Cruz Public Libraries History of Mount Hermon
- Maps and aerial photos
- WikiSatellite view at WikiMapia
- Street map from MapQuest or Google Local
- Topographic map from TopoZone
- Aerial image or topographic map from TerraServer-USA
- Satellite image from Google Maps or Microsoft Virtual Earth
Incorporated places
Santa Cruz (County seat) • Capitola • Scotts Valley • Watsonville
Census-designated places
Amesti • Aptos • Aptos Hills-Larkin Valley • Ben Lomond • Boulder Creek • Corralitos • Day Valley • Felton • Freedom • Interlaken • Live Oak • Opal Cliffs • Rio del Mar • Soquel • Twin Lakes
Other unincorporated communities
Bonny Doon • Mount Hermon •
