Burrell, California
Early settlement
Burrell, California is located in California
Burrell, California
Burrell, California
Location within the state of California
Burrell, California is located in the United States
Burrell, California
Burrell, California
Burrell, California (the United States)
Coordinates: 37°7′18″N 121°55′47″W / 37.12167°N 121.92972°W / 37.12167; -121.92972
CountryUnited States
StateCalifornia
CountySanta Cruz
Time zoneUTC-8 (Pacific (PST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-7 (PDT)

Burrell, California was an early settlement in Santa Cruz County near the summit of the Santa Cruz Mountains, 1.5 miles (2.4 km) south-southeast of Wrights. It was named for Lyman John Burrell, who settled there in the early 1850s. There was a Burrell School, which was later abandoned. A hotel was operated by James Richard Wright, whose son John Vincent Wright was honored by the naming of Wright's Station, which was more commonly known as Wrights.[1]

The settlement was located at latitude 370718N, longitude 1215547W; decimal degrees: latitude 37.12167, longitude -121.92972. The site is at the junction of Summit Road and Loma Prieta Avenue.[2]

Today, the site, including the restored historic school building, is home to the Burrell School Winery and Vineyards. David and Anne Moulton began development of the Estate vineyard in 1973. At a 1,600-foot (490 m) elevation, the site faces to the southwest. Soils are a complex mixture of loam and shale due to the close proximity to the San Andreas Fault. Initial plantings were to Chardonnay and Merlot, with Pinot Noir added in 2002. Cultivation and spraying are done with heritage Cletrac tractors; pruning, seasonal operations and picking are all done by hand.

References

  1. ↑ Durham, David L. (November 1, 1998). California's Geographic Names: A Gazetteer of Historic & Modern Names of the State. Word Dancer Press. ISBN 9781884995149 – via Google Books.
  2. ↑ Burrell School, California: Burrell School, California Latitude and Longitude
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