Making Barrels for Shipping Lime - Santa Cruz, CA - Signs of History on Waymarking.com

The plaque says, "This building is known as a cooperage. It is where workers built the redwood barrels used to pack and ship lime. The barrel-makers, or coopers, assembled and stored the empty barrels upstairs. Once the barrels were filled with lime from the kilns, the barrels were stored beneath the building until they were loaded onto wagons and taken to the wharf for shipment. each barrel contained 150 pounds of lime.

Built in 1869, the Cooperage is one of the oldest and most interesting buildings in the Historic District. It was built on lime rock pillars using a design similar to a covered bridge. The building was originally nearly twice its present length. In the early 1960s, when the University was established, the cooperage was shortened to make room for the entrance road."

Group that erected the marker: UCSC Address of where the marker is located. Approximate if necessary: 1156 High St, Santa Cruz, CA 95064, United States URL of a web site with more information about the history mentioned on the sign: Not listed

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