Monterey in Monterey County, California — The American West (Pacific Coastal)

Crescent Brand Sardine Company

Photographed by Barry Swackhamer, January 29, 2013

1. Crescent Brand Sardine Company Marker

Inscription. On this site stood the first sardine cannery in Monterey, the Crescent Brand Sardine Company. The Cannery was founded by F.E. Booth, who was one of the original pioneers of the Monterey Sardine Industry.

The Monterey Commercial Property Owners Association, on the occasion of its 20th anniversary of June, 2009, dedicates this monument to the City of Monterey and its citizens. The Association is proud to be partners with the City in the economic health and prosperity of our community.

Erected 2009 by Monterey Commercial Property Owners Association.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Industry & Commerce. A significant historical year for this entry is 2009.

Location. 36° 36.261′ N, 121° 53.642′ W. Marker is in Monterey, California, in Monterey County. It can be reached from Monterey Peninsula Recreational Trail. This marker is located on the Monterey Peninsula Recreation Trail to the north of the Old Fishermans Wharf. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Monterey CA 93940, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is on Central Coast

and specifically on the Coast Ranges.

It is also on the American Pacific Coast.

Globally, it is in North America,

on the Ring of Fire,

in the Pacific Rim,

in the Western Hemisphere,

in the Western World,

and in the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain

and also Mexico’s Alta California.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: 400th Anniversary of the Naming of Monterey Bay by Gen. Sebastián Vizcaíno (within shouting distance of this marker); First Brick House (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Old Fisherman's Wharf

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(about 300 feet away); The Old Whaling Station (about 300 feet away); Sloat's Landing (about 300 feet away); Site of Original Flagstaff (about 300 feet away); Whaling Station (about 400 feet away); Don Gaspar de Portolá (about 400 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Monterey.

Photographed by Barry Swackhamer, January 29, 2013

2. Crescent Brand Sardine Company Marker

Santa Rosalia Statue Overlooking Monterey Harbor image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Barry Swackhamer, January 29, 2013

3. Santa Rosalia Statue Overlooking Monterey Harbor

Plaque on the Santa Rosalia statue image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Barry Swackhamer, January 29, 2013

4. Plaque on the Santa Rosalia statue

Santa Rosalia
Patron Saint of the Italian
Fishermen in Monterey
Palermo 1132 – September 4, 1166 This monument is respectfully and gratefully dedicated in memory of those courageous Sicilian fishermen whose labors and pioneering spirit, at the beginning of the 20th century, created and developed a great sardine industry and whose heritage and culture contributed significantly to the growth of this city and its surrounding area.

The Italian Heritage Society of the Monterey Peninsula
Monterey September 4, 1979

Santa Rosalia Statue image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Barry Swackhamer, January 29, 2013

5. Santa Rosalia Statue

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on February 6, 2013, by Barry Swackhamer of Brentwood, California. This page has been viewed 977 times since then and 36 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on February 6, 2013, by Barry Swackhamer of Brentwood, California. • Syd Whittle was the editor who published this page.