Spreckels in Monterey County, California — The American West (Pacific Coastal)
Spreckels Historic District
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Notable Places. A significant historical year for this entry is 1898.
Location. 36° 37.253′ N, 121° 38.596′ W. Marker is in Spreckels, California, in Monterey County. Marker is on Harris Road, on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 4 Harris Road, Spreckels CA 93962, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 4 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Spreckels Sugar Beet Factory (approx. 0.4 miles away); Hill Town Ferry (approx. 1.6 miles away); a different marker also named Hill Town Ferry (approx. 1.6 miles away); Site of the First Salinas Library (approx. 3.6 miles away); Glikbarg Building (approx. 3.9 miles away); The Sargent House (approx. 4 miles away); The Steinbeck House (approx. 4 miles away); Bataan Park (approx. 4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Spreckels.
Also see . . . Spreckels, California - Wikipedia. Spreckels is one of the best-preserved company towns in the United States. It was built to house workers for the Spreckels Sugar Company plant which operated there from 1899 until 1982, named after its founder "Sugar King" Claus Spreckels. (Submitted on March 4, 2013, by Barry Swackhamer of Brentwood, California.)
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