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Title: Captain John P. Davenport
Captain John P. Davenport, a sea captain from Tiverton, Rhode Island. He and his wife, Ellen, moved to California in 1852. In 1868, he built a 450 foot wharf in the cove at the mouth of Agua Puerca Creek, a short way up the coast from the present day community of Davenport. The area around the wharf became known as Davenport's Landing.
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Date Created and/or Issued: ca. 1852
Publication Information: Santa Cruz Public Libraries
Contributing Institution: Santa Cruz Public Libraries
Collection: Photo Collection
Rights Information: This photograph is the property of Alverda Orlando.
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Description: Captain John P. Davenport, a sea captain from Tiverton, Rhode Island. He and his wife, Ellen, moved to California in 1852. In 1868, he built a 450 foot wharf in the cove at the mouth of Agua Puerca Creek, a short way up the coast from the present day community of Davenport. The area around the wharf became known as Davenport's Landing.
Source of information: Article on this Website, see link below
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Type: image
Format: Image
Identifier: LH-ao02
Language: English
Subject: Davenport, John
Time Period: 1850s
Relation: Early History of Davenport

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