History

This page contains links to books and articles written about the Villa del Monte and history of the area. Motivation for this page came from James Francy and his collection of documents passed to the water cooperative by his widow, Sally Francy.

• Villa del Monte: A historical Review 1850-1976, by Caroline Swanson, from James Francy's collection (7.7 MB)
• The Castros of Soquel, by Ronald G. Powell,courtesy of the Santa Cruz Public Libraries (23.2 MB)
  • Appendix A (full text) (8.9 MB)
  • Appendix H (full text) (8.3 MB)
• Various Histories of the Area, by the Mountain Network News' Marlene Wiley

If you have other articles or books about the Villa del Monte, or the area in general, let us know an we will post them here for all interested parties to find them.