Davenport Jail
The Davenport Jail is a two-room county jailhouse in Davenport, California built in 1914 and is open the second Saturday of every month from 12-3pm, from August 9th, 2025 to May 9th, 2026.
Researchers Anonymous: Wharf Wars and Big Cement
Researchers Anonymous presents Alverda Orlando, co-author of Images of America: Davenport.
Alverda has been the beloved unofficial historian of Davenport, California for many decades. Please join us for an insightful discussion to preview the brand new book, Davenport, co-written with Sally Iverson and Ed Dickie.
Sally and Ed have assembled over 100 interesting photos from different time periods of numerous scenes of the Davenport area and have chronicled many historic events, including the wharf conflicts. Come prepared to enjoy some of Alverda’s colorful tales associated with her research for this publication.
Alverda Orlando is a retired Santa Cruz City librarian. She has written Davenport Cement Centennial and several articles on the history of the North Coast of Santa Cruz County as well as conducted many oral interviews of Davenport old-timers.
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