Editing Ben Lomond, California (section)

==History==
The nearby [[Ben Lomond Mountain (California)|Ben Lomond Mountain]] was named after [[Ben Lomond|the mountain in Scotland]] by John Burns, a [[Scottish people|Scottish]] man who settled on the west side of the ridge in 1851.{{citation needed|date=January 2020}} Burns became one of the first vintners in the [[Santa Cruz Mountains]], and is usually also credited with naming the community of [[Bonny Doon, California|Bonny Doon]]. The San Lorenzo River watershed contains extensive forests of [[California redwood|Coast redwood]], and was an early center of the logging/lumber industry in Santa Cruz County. The community was originally known as Pacific Mills, after a sawmill operation located there. When, in 1887, the community applied for a [[United States Post Office Department|U.S. Post Office]], residents voted to adopt the name of the mountain.<ref>Clark, Donald T. ''Santa Cruz County Place Names'', Kestrel Press, 2008, {{ISBN|978-1-880478-02-8}}, p.22</ref>

Alba School, a [[one-room schoolhouse]], was constructed in 1895 and was in use until 1940; it later served as a library and a community center.<ref>Robinson, Lisa. ''The San Lorenzo Valley'', Arcadia Publications, 2012, [https://books.google.com/books?id=cxFqY-ZNXHIC&q=Alba+School p.&nbsp;97].</ref><ref>[https://www.albaschoolhouse.com/ Alba Schoolhouse.com], retrieved August 24, 2020.</ref> It was destroyed in the [[CZU Lightning Complex fires]] in August 2020.<ref>{{cite web|last1=York|first1=Jessica A.|first2=Nicholas|last2=Ibarra|url=https://www.santacruzsentinel.com/2020/08/21/small-gains-made-in-santa-cruz-county-firefight/|title=63,000 acres burn in Santa Cruz Mountains, containment increases to 5%|website=Santa Cruz Sentinel|date=August 21, 2020}}</ref>