Eccles, California

Eccles, California

Eccles, California is a ghost town in Santa Cruz County, near Felton, east of Ben Lomond. It was near where Lompico Creek flows into Zayante Creek. [U.S. Geological Survey, Santa Cruz quadrangle map, 1902 edition]

Located between Zayante and Felton, Eccles was a stop on the narrow gauge railroad that ran from Santa Cruz to Los Gatos from 1880 to 1940. The railroad carried lumber and local produce. [ [http://patchencalifornia.com/history.html Patchen, California - History of this early Santa Cruz Mountain town ] ] It was acquired by the Southern Pacific in the early 1900s, which added weekend excursion trains until the April 18, 1906, earthquake damaged or destroyed tracks, tunnels, and bridges. The Southern Pacific repaired the line and operated it until March 1940, when it suspended operations. State Route 17, which was completed in 1940, bypassed Eccles, contributing to its decline. [Wikipedia article on State Route 17]

The area today is mostly rural and heavily wooded. [Google Earth satellite photo] Some of the old narrow gauge railroad has been preserved, from Felton to Bear Mountain (just south of the site of Eccles), and operates as an excursion train, the Roaring Camp and Big Trees Narrow Gauge Railroad.

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