San Benito County History

The following section is extracted from A Memorial and Biographical History of the Coast Counties of Central California by Henry D. Barrows and Luther A. Ingersoll, and published by The Lewis Publishing Company in 1893.

Chapter 1 - Physical Characteristics - location And Topography

• Geology

Chapter 2 - Mineralogy

• Quicksilver - New Idria
• Antimony
• Coal
• Petroleum
• Lime

Chapter 3 - Early History

Chapter 4 - Decadence of the Missions

• Mexican Land Grants

Chapter 5 - Change of Government

Chapter 6 - American Settlement of San Benito Valley

• County Division

Chapter 7 - San Benito County in 1892

Chapter 8 - Resources of San Benito County

• Hollister Hay

Chapter 9 - Hollister

• The San Justo Homestead Association
• The Hollister Volunteer Fire Department
• Water-Works
• Hollister Light and Power Company

Chapter 10 - San Juan And Other Settlements

• Tres Pinos
• Bear Valley
• Other Settlements
• The Cienega Lime Kilns
• Priest Valley Hall Association

Chapter 11 - The Eucalyptus in California

Chapter 13 - Vasquez, the Bandit

Chapter 14 - Cause Celebre - Panoche Grande

Goto the Biographical Sketches

This section is excerpted from A Memorial and Biographical History of the Coast Counties of Central California by Henry D. Barrows and Luther A. Ingersoll, and published by The Lewis Publishing Company in 1893.