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Historical Markers and War Memorials on the Central Coast Region

 
By Joseph Alvarado, April 26, 2022
Condors marker on the right, Redwood marker on the left.
1 ► California, Monterey County, Big Sur — Condors: Returning to Our Skies —
Near Cabrillo Highway (U.S. 1 at milepost 37).
2 ► California, Monterey County, Big Sur — Cooper Cabin — Andrew Molera State Park —
Near Cabrillo Highway (California Route 1), on the left when traveling south.
3 ► California, Monterey County, Big Sur — Daring: Dog-hole Ports — Ship to Shore, Shore to Ship —
On Cabrilla Highway (State Highway 1 at milepost 37), on the right when traveling south.
4 ► California, Monterey County, Big Sur — Deetjen's Big Sur Inn —
On California Route 1 at Rancho Grande Road, on the right when traveling north on California Route 1.
5 ► California, Monterey County, Big Sur — End of an Era — U.S.S. Macon ZRS-5 —
Near Cabrillo Highway (California Route 1), on the left when traveling north.
6 ► California, Monterey County, Big Sur — Esselen: We Are Still Here — Man-tah-i-te "That is the Truth" —
On Carbillo Highway (State Highway 1 at milepost 37), 1.6 miles south of Partington Ridge Road, on the right when traveling south.
7 ► California, Monterey County, Big Sur — High Seas: The Ocean Highway — West Coast Connections —
On Cabrilla Highway (State Highway 1 at milepost 37), on the right when traveling south.
8 ► California, Monterey County, Big Sur — House with a View —
On Cabrillo Highway (Route 1), on the right when traveling south.
9 ► California, Monterey County, Big Sur — Inspiration: A Wild Coast and Lonely —
On Cabrillo Highway (State Highway 1 at milepost 37), on the right when traveling south.
10 ► California, Monterey County, Big Sur — Manchester —
Near Las Padres National Forest Road 23S01.
11 ► California, Monterey County, Big Sur — On Top of the Rock —
Near Cabrillo Highway (State Highway 1 at milepost 54).
12 ► California, Monterey County, Big Sur — Pioneers: Homesteading the Sur — Roughing It —
On Cabrilla Highway (State Highway 1 at milepost 37), on the right when traveling south.
13 ► California, Monterey County, Big Sur — 951 — Point Sur Light Station —
Near Cabrillo Highway (California Route 1), on the right when traveling south.
14 ► California, Monterey County, Big Sur — Red Giants: Trees of the Mist —
Near Cabrillo Highway (State Highway 1 at milepost 37).
15 ► California, Monterey County, Big Sur — Two Women From Two Worlds —
Near Cabrillo Highway (California Route 1), on the right when traveling south.
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16 ► California, Monterey County, Bradley — Camp Roberts Veterans Memorial —
On New Mexico Avenue west of Arizona Boulevard.
17 ► California, Monterey County, Bradley — De Anza Trek Reinactment —
Near Nacimiento Road at California Boulevard, on the left when traveling west.
18 ► California, Monterey County, Bradley — 232 — Misiσn San Antonio de Padua — (Turn Off 5 Miles North) —
On U.S. 101 Spur, on the right when traveling north.
19 ► California, Monterey County, Bradley — Pleyto —
Near New Pleyto Road, on the left when traveling south.
20 ► California, Monterey County, Carmel Highlands — Whalers Cabin —
On road to visitor parking, on the left when traveling north.
21 ► California, Monterey County, Carmel-by-the-Sea — Early American Baptisms in California —
Near Rio Road at Lausen Drive, on the right when traveling east.
22 ► California, Monterey County, Carmel-by-the-Sea — 135 — Junνpero Serra / Establishing the California Missions / A Lasting Tribute — The Ave Maria Bell —
On Rio Road near Lausen Drive.
23 ► California, Monterey County, Carmel-by-the-Sea — Korean War Memorial —
Near 6th Avenue.
24 ► California, Monterey County, Carmel-by-the-Sea — Lt. Colonel Juan Bautista De Anza —
On Rio Road, on the right when traveling north.
25 ► California, Monterey County, Carmel-by-the-Sea — Mission Cross —
Near Rio Road at Lausen Drive, on the right when traveling east.
26 ► California, Monterey County, Carmel-by-the-Sea — Portola Crespi Cross —
Near Calle La Cruz at Ribera Road.
27 ► California, Monterey County, Carmel-by-the-Sea — September 11, 2001 Memorial —
Near Mission Street at 6th Avenue.
28 ► California, Monterey County, Carmel-by-the-Sea — Vietnam War Memorial —
Near Mission Street.
29 ► California, Monterey County, Carmel-by-the-Sea — World War I Memorial —
On Ocean Avenue at San Carlos Street, in the median on Ocean Avenue.
30 ► California, Monterey County, Carmel-by-the-Sea — World War II Memorial —
Near 6th Avenue.
31 ► California, Monterey County, Carmel-by-the-Sea, Golden Rectangle — Carmel North Dunes Habitat Restoration —
On Ocean Avenue at San Antonio Avenue, on the right when traveling west on Ocean Avenue.
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32 ► California, Monterey County, Carmel-by-the-Sea, Northwest Carmel — Ford Meadow —
On 17 Mile Drive south of Del Ciervo Road, on the left when traveling west.
33 ► California, Monterey County, Castroville — For the Sake of the Children — (The Japanese Schoolhouse) —
On Geil Street near Pajaro Street, on the right when traveling west.
34 ► California, Monterey County, Castroville — Juan B. Castro —
On Merritt Steet (California Route 183) north of Preston Street, on the right when traveling north.
35 ► California, Monterey County, Castroville — The Castroville Japanese Schoolhouse — For the Sake of the Children — Kodomo No Tame Ni - Para El Bien De Los Ninos - Per Il Bene De Ragazzi —
On Geil Street near Pajaro Street.
36 ► California, Monterey County, Del Monte Forest — Lone Cypress — Perched over the Pacific for Hundreds of Years
On 17 Mile Drive west of Highway 1, on the right when traveling south. Reported missing.
37 ► California, Monterey County, Del Monte Forest — Point Joe —
On 17 Mile Drive west of Old 17 Mile Drive, on the right when traveling south.
38 ► California, Monterey County, Del Monte Forest, Pebble Beach — Allisen Corpuz — 2023 U.S. Women's Open — Major Champions at Pebble Beach —
Near 17 Mile Drive north of Cypress Drive.
39 ► California, Monterey County, Del Monte Forest, Pebble Beach — Betty Jameson — 1940 U.S. Women's Amateur — Major Champions at Pebble Beach —
Near 17 Mile Drive north of Cypress Drive.
40 ► California, Monterey County, Del Monte Forest, Pebble Beach — Bird Rock —
On Bird Rock Road west of 17 Mile Drive, on the right when traveling south.
41 ► California, Monterey County, Del Monte Forest, Pebble Beach — China Rock —
On 17 Mile Drive, on the left when traveling north.
42 ► California, Monterey County, Del Monte Forest, Pebble Beach — Crocker Grove —
On 17 Mile Drive west of Madre Lane, on the right when traveling west.
43 ► California, Monterey County, Del Monte Forest, Pebble Beach — David Gossett — 1999 U.S. Amateur — Major Champions at Pebble Beach —
Near 17 Mile Drive north of Cypress Drive.
44 ► California, Monterey County, Del Monte Forest, Pebble Beach — Gary Woodland — 2019 U.S. Open — Major Champions at Pebble Beach —
Near 17 Mile Drive north of Cypress Drive.
45 ► California, Monterey County, Del Monte Forest, Pebble Beach — Grace Lenczyk — 1948 U.S. Women's Amateur — Major Champions at Pebble Beach —
Near 17 Mile Drive north of Cypress Drive.
46 ► California, Monterey County, Del Monte Forest, Pebble Beach — Graeme McDowell — 2000 U.S. Open — Major Champions at Pebble Beach —
Near 17 Mile Drive north of Cypress Drive.
47 ► California, Monterey County, Del Monte Forest, Pebble Beach — Harrison Johnston — 1929 U.S. Amateur — Major Champions at Pebble Beach —
Near 17 Mile Drive north of Cypress Drive.
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48 ► California, Monterey County, Del Monte Forest, Pebble Beach — Jack Nicklaus — 1972 U.S. Open — Major Champions at Pebble Beach —
Near 17 Mile Drive north of Cypress Drive.
49 ► California, Monterey County, Del Monte Forest, Pebble Beach — Jack Nicklaus — 1961 U.S. Amateur — Major Champions at Pebble Beach —
Near 17 Mile Drive north of Cypress Drive.
50 ► California, Monterey County, Del Monte Forest, Pebble Beach — Lanny Wadkins — 1977 PGA Championship — Major Champions at Pebble Beach —
Near 17 Mile Drive north of Cypress Drive.
51 ► California, Monterey County, Del Monte Forest, Pebble Beach — Monterey cypress, naturally —
On 17 Mile Drive west of Madre Lane, on the right when traveling west.
52 ► California, Monterey County, Del Monte Forest, Pebble Beach — Pebble Beach Golf Links —
On 17 Mile Drive east of Cypress Drive, on the right when traveling east.
53 ► California, Monterey County, Del Monte Forest, Pebble Beach — Robert "Skee" Riegel — 1947 U.S. Amateur — Major Champions at Pebble Beach —
Near 17 Mile Drive north of Cypress Drive.
54 ► California, Monterey County, Del Monte Forest, Pebble Beach — Sam Morse —
Near 17 Mile Drive, on the right when traveling north.
55 ► California, Monterey County, Del Monte Forest, Pebble Beach — The AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am —
Near 17 Mile Drive north of Cypress Drive.
56 ► California, Monterey County, Del Monte Forest, Pebble Beach — Tiger Woods — 2000 U.S. Open — Major Champions at Pebble Beach —
Near 17 Mile Drive north of Cypress Drive.
57 ► California, Monterey County, Del Monte Forest, Pebble Beach — Tom Kite — 1992 U.S. Open — Major Champions at Pebble Beach —
Near 17 Mile Drive north of Cypress Drive.
58 ► California, Monterey County, Del Monte Forest, Pebble Beach — Tom Watson — 1982 U.S. Open — Major Champions at Pebble Beach —
Near 17 Mile Drive north of Cypress Drive.
59 ► California, Monterey County, Del Monte Forest, Pebble Beach — Viktor Hovland — 2018 U.S. Amateur — Major Champions at Pebble Beach —
Near 17 Mile Drive north of Cypress Drive.
60 ► California, Monterey County, Gonzales — Gonzales —
On 4th Street near Center Street, on the left when traveling east.
61 ► California, Monterey County, Gonzales — Gonzales Veterans Memorial —
On 5th Street near Center Street, on the right when traveling west.
62 ► California, Monterey County, Gonzales — The Mustard Seed Trail — One Voice Murals Project —
On 4th Street, on the left when traveling east.
63 ► California, Monterey County, Gonzales — The Stag Saloon —
On Alta Street just north of 3rd Street, on the right when traveling north.
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64 ► California, Monterey County, Greenfield — Metz Field/Chapin Int'l Airport —
Near Metz Road 0.7 miles south of Elm Avenue, on the right when traveling south.
65 ► California, Monterey County, Jolon — De Anza Expedition 1775 - 1776 — (Mission San Antonio de Padua) —
Near Mission Road 6.2 miles Jolon Road (County Route G14).
66 ► California, Monterey County, Jolon — First Marriage in California —
On Mission Creek Road.
67 ► California, Monterey County, Jolon — Jose Mario Gil Adobe —
Near Primative Campground Road, on the right when traveling west.
68 ► California, Monterey County, Jolon — The Hacienda — Milpitas Ranch House —
Near Infantry Road, on the left when traveling west.
69 ► California, Monterey County, King City — De Anza Expedition 1775-1776 —
On San Lorenzo Park Road, on the right when traveling north.
70 ► California, Monterey County, King City — Dutton Hotel —
On Jolon Road (County Route G14) 0.4 miles north of Mission Road, on the right when traveling south.
71 ► California, Monterey County, King City — Jolon —
On Jolon Road (County Route G14) 0.2 miles north of Mission Road, on the left when traveling south.
72 ► California, Monterey County, King City — La Gloria Schoolhouse —
Near San Lorenzo Park Road, on the left when traveling north.
73 ► California, Monterey County, King City — 232 — Mission San Antonio de Padua — ← 23 Miles —
On Jolon Road (County Road G14) 0.2 miles south of El Camino Real (U.S. 101), on the right when traveling south.
74 ► California, Monterey County, King City — Salinas Valley Cookwagon, c. 1888 / Cook Wagon —
Near San Lorenzo Park Road, on the left when traveling north.
75 ► California, Monterey County, King City — Wind Power —
Near San Lorenzo Park Road, on the left when traveling west.
76 ► California, Monterey County, Lockwood — Lockwood — CA. 93932 —
On Jolon Road at Lockwood-Jolon Road, on the right when traveling west on Jolon Road.
77 ► California, Monterey County, Marina — A Coastal Attack the Army Couldn’t Stop — Fort Ord Dunes State Park —
Near 8th Street.
78 ► California, Monterey County, Marina — A Coastal Attack the Army Couldn’t Stop — Fort Ord Dunes State Park —
Near 8th Street.
79 ► California, Monterey County, Marina — Former Firing Range Becomes a State Park — Fort Ord Dunes State Park —
Near 8th Street.
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80 ► California, Monterey County, Marina — 1919 — Post 694 —
On Legion Way, on the right when traveling west.
81 ► California, Monterey County, Marina — Stilwell Hall: A Fond Memory — Fort Ord Dunes State Park —
Near 8th Street.
82 ► California, Monterey County, Marina — Training to Defend America — Fort Ord Dunes State Park —
Near 8th Street.
83 ► California, Monterey County, Marina — Welcome to Fort Ord Dunes State Park! —
On 8th Street.
84 ► California, Monterey County, Monterey — 19th Century Sailing Ship's Anchor —
On Calle Principal at Jefferson Street, on the right when traveling north on Calle Principal.
85 ► California, Monterey County, Monterey — 400th Anniversary of the Naming of Monterey Bay by Gen. Sebastiαn Vizcaνno — 16 December 1602 – 16 December 2002 —
Near Monterey Peninsula Recreation Trail, on the right when traveling north.
86 ► California, Monterey County, Monterey — 9/11 Memorial —
On Lake Del Monte Drive.
87 ► California, Monterey County, Monterey — A Day in the Canneries — Historic Cannery Row —
Near Bruce Ariss Way.
88 ► California, Monterey County, Monterey — Admiral Raymond A. Spruance Plaza —
On Menneken Loop.
89 ► California, Monterey County, Monterey — Alvarado Adobe —
On Dutra Street at Jefferson Street, on the left when traveling north on Dutra Street.
90 ► California, Monterey County, Monterey — American Revolutionary War Historical Site — 1779-1783 —
Near Church Streeet, on the left when traveling east.
91 ► California, Monterey County, Monterey — Associated Oil Fire – 1924 — Historic Cannery Row —
Near Cannery Row.
92 ► California, Monterey County, Monterey — 6 — Bouchard Monument
Near Corporal Ewing Road. Reported permanently removed.
93 ► California, Monterey County, Monterey — Building Cannery Row — Historic Cannery Row —
On Wave Street, on the left when traveling south.
94 ► California, Monterey County, Monterey — Cannery Divers Memorial —
On Cannery Row east of Reeside Avenue when traveling west.
95 ► California, Monterey County, Monterey — Captain Don Gaspar de Portola —
Near Alvarado Street at Del Monte Avenue, on the left when traveling north.
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96 ► California, Monterey County, Monterey — Casa Abrego —
On Abrego Street at Pearl Street, on the left when traveling north on Abrego Street.
97 ► California, Monterey County, Monterey — Casa Amesti —
On Polk Street, on the left when traveling east.
98 ► California, Monterey County, Monterey — Casa Bonifacio —
On Mesa Road 0.3 miles south of Fremont Street, on the left when traveling south.
99 ► California, Monterey County, Monterey — Casa Buelna —
On Mesa Road south of Fremont Street, on the right when traveling south.
100 ► California, Monterey County, Monterey — Casa de la Torre —
On Pierce Street at Jefferson Street, on the left when traveling north on Pierce Street.

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