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This stretch of state highway was paved by Santa Barbara County and presented to the State of California.

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Title: California highways; a descriptive record of road development by the state and by such counties as have paved highways
Year: 1920 (1920s)
Authors: Blow, Ben, 1868-
Subjects: Roads
Publisher: San Francisco
Contributing Library: The Library of Congress
Digitizing Sponsor: The Library of Congress

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Santa Barbara County furnishes a splendid example ofwell planned and consistently carried out highway treeplanting.
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This stretch of State Highway was paved by SantaBarbara County and presented to the State. Santa Barbara County Following this policy the roads of Santa Barbara County,especially around Santa Barbara, Montecito, Carpenteriaand Goleta have been developed into attractive pleasuredrives and here one road particularly compares favorablywith any scenic boulevard in the state. This road, builtmainly by the city of Santa Barbara, although due in partto county aid, climbs up the hills to the north of SantaBarbara in ever increasing height until, at the* summit oneof the most wonderful views to be had in California is dis-closed. Spread flat below, far down and seeming like someLilliputian village, is Santa Barbara with its great hotels,handsome homes and tree-lined streets while beyond in theblue flat of the ocean, San Miguel, Santa Rosa, Santa Cruzand Anacapa Islands float a few miles off the coast. To theeast are Carpenteria and Montecito hid almost in the heavyfoliage of the trees while to

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  • bookyear:1920
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  • bookcentury:1900
  • bookauthor:Blow__Ben__1868_
  • booksubject:Roads
  • bookpublisher:San_Francisco
  • bookcontributor:The_Library_of_Congress
  • booksponsor:The_Library_of_Congress
  • bookleafnumber:419
  • bookcollection:library_of_congress
  • bookcollection:americana
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