The following photographs were taken by Anthony Meadow on May 30, 2008, during the SIA National Conference that was held in San Jose. Anthony is a member of the Samuel Knight Chapter of the Society for Industrial Archeology. According to the article, “Davenport Cemex plant to shut down for good,” by Kurtis Alexander (Santa Cruz Sentinel.com, online edition, January 23, 2010), the Santa Cruz Portland cement plant at Davenport was closed in early 2010. (Information on the history and photographs of the Santa Cruz Portland cement plant are available in the Santa Cruz County quarry section of our web site.) Peggy B. Perazzo
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Portland Cement Association Safety Trophy awarded Santa Cruz Portland Cement Co., Davenport, Calif., Plant for a perfect safety record in 1931 |
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