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2. Battle of the Santa Cruz Islands - Wikipedia

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   The Battle of the Santa Cruz Islands, fought during 25–27 October 1942, sometimes referred to as the Battle of Santa Cruz or Third Battle of Solomon Sea, in Japan as the Battle of the South Pacific (Japanese: 南太平洋海戦 Minamitaiheiyō kaisen), was the fourth aircraft carrier battle of the Pacific campaign of World War II.

3. Santa Cruz Islands order of battle - Wikipedia

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   Carrier Strike: The Battle of the Santa Cruz Islands, October 1942. Pacifica, California: Pacifica Press. ISBN 0-9355-5337-1. Lundstrom, John B. (2005). The First Team and the Guadalcanal Campaign: Naval Fighter Combat from August to November 1942 (New ed.). Annapolis, Maryland: Naval Institute Press. ISBN 1-59114-472-8. Morison, Samuel Eliot ...

4. Santa Cruz Island - Wikipedia

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   The Santa Cruz Island Hunt Club operated from 1966 until 1985, beginning as a sheep and pig hunting during a rifle season and an archery season. [9]: 162 The United States military began to use Santa Cruz Island during World War II, and has constructed and maintained strategic installations on the island. Like all of the Channel Islands, Santa ...

5. California during World War II - Wikipedia

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   California during World War II was a major contributor to the World War II effort. California's long Pacific Ocean coastline provided the support needed for the Pacific War. California also supported the war in Europe. After the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941, most of California's manufacturing was shifted to the war effort ...

6. List of islands of California - Wikipedia

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   Santa Cruz Island measures 22 miles (35 km) long with an average width of 4 miles (6.4 km), covering 96.5 square miles (250 km 2). It is the largest Channel Island. The island is now on public land, but was previously the largest privately owned island of the continental United States. Part of the Greater Los Angeles Area. Santa Rosa Island

7. List of shipwrecks of California - Wikipedia

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   A cargo ship that ran aground on Santa Rosa Island. Crown of England: 7 November 1894 A steamship that ran aground off Santa Rosa Island. Cuba United States: 7 September 1923 A German steamboat that was seized by the United States in 1917, and eventually ran aground off San Miguel Island, on the same day as the Honda Point Disaster. USS Delphy

8. California Historical Landmarks in Santa Cruz County

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   Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk 400 Beach St. 36°57′51″N 122°01′04″W  /  36.964167°N 122.017778°W  / 36.964167; -122.017778  ( Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk

9. National Register of Historic Places listings in Santa Cruz ...

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   Bank of Santa Cruz County: Bank of Santa Cruz County: March 15, 1982 : 1502 Pacific Ave. Santa Cruz: Following the 1989 Loma Prieta earthquake, most of the building was demolished. The two stone-faced exterior walls, however, were saved.