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Historical Markers and War Memorials in Monterey County, California
Adjacent to Monterey County, California
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| | This monument is dedicated to the 3,586 Monterey Bay Area residents of Japanese ancestry, most of whom were American citizens, temporarily confined in the Salinas Rodeo Grounds during World War II from April to July 1942. They were detained without . . . — — Map (db m128366) HM |
| On South Main Street at East San Luis Street, on the right when traveling north on South Main Street. |
| | On this site stood the first Salinas Library. Funds were raised through the efforts of the citizens of Salinas and a pledge from Andrew Carnegie.
Designed by Jacob Lenzen, the library opened Nov. 5. 1909, demolished in Aug. 1960. The above plaque . . . — — Map (db m63633) HM |
| Near Station Place at Railroad Avenue, on the right when traveling north. |
| | Southern Pacific Caboose # 726 was built in 1916, in the Southern Pacific Oregon Brooklyn Yard. It was then retired in 1965 by the Southern Pacific Railroad Co. This caboose was donated to the City of Salinas by the Gheen Family in memory of Betty . . . — — Map (db m63638) HM |
| Near North Main Street near Iris Drive. |
| | The first Filipino Infantry Regiment was activated July 13, 1942 at the Salinas California Rodeo Grounds. The Second Filipino Infantry Regiment was activated November 22, 1942 at Fort Ord. Personnel were Filipinos living in the United States then . . . — — Map (db m28040) HM |
| Near Station Place at Railroad Avenue, on the left when traveling north. |
| | Built in 1868 for the first mayor of the city
Isaac Julian Harvey
Dedicated by
Santa Lucia Chapter, NSDAR
2012 — — Map (db m63637) HM |
| On Railroad Avenue, on the right when traveling west. |
| | The train was important to Salinas and to agriculture.
Steinbeck's characters arrive and leave at the Salinas train station. Molly Morgan arrives at the train depot before taking the bus to the pastures of heaven in East of Eden, Adam's . . . — — Map (db m81792) |
| On Central Street at Cassidy Street, on the right when traveling west on Central Street. |
| | built c.1896
has been placed on the
National
Register of
Historic Places
By the United States
Department of the Interior — — Map (db m63634) HM |
| Near Central Avenue near Stone Street. |
| | This beautiful Victorian was built by merchant J. J. Conner in 1897, and sold at the turn of the century to John Ernst and Olive Hamilton Steinbeck. On February 27,1902 John Steinbeck was born in what is now the reception room. He remained a . . . — — Map (db m25107) HM |
| On Parkfield-Coalinga Road, on the left when traveling south. |
| | Left Marker This rift extends from El Centro on the south, 650 miles northwesternly the length of California to Point Arenas, where it continues seaward. The most publicized of California's geologic faults, it is the source of dozens of . . . — — Map (db m111574) HM |
| | In the winter of 1769, the Spanish expedition in
search of Monterey Bay, under the command of
Don Gaspar de Portola and Father Juan Crespi,
erected a cross on or near this site and left
the following message: “The land expedition . . . — — Map (db m68863) HM |
| On Front Street south of Main Street. |
| | "Preservation of one's own culture does not require contempt or disrespect of other cultures."
Cesar E. Chavez (1927-1993)
Cesar Chavez was a Mexican American Labor leader & cofounder of the United Farm Worker (UFW). Cesar Chavez was . . . — — Map (db m26874) HM |
| Near Fort Romie Road near Mission Road, on the right when traveling east. |
| | . . . — — Map (db m64311) HM |
| Near Fort Romie Road near Mission Road, on the right when traveling east. |
| | Known affectionately as “Papa” by his soldiers, companions and friends, he served twice as governor of California under Spanish rule. Upon his death in 1814 he was, at his request, garbed in the Franciscan habit and buried in the mission . . . — — Map (db m64313) HM |
| On Fort Romie Road at Mission Road, on the left when traveling west on Fort Romie Road. |
| | This mission, founded October 9,1791 by Father Fermín Francisco de Lasuén, ministered to the Indians of the Salinas Valley. Governor José Joaquín de Arrillaga died here July 24, 1814 and was buried in the chapel. Prosperous in its early years, . . . — — Map (db m27217) HM |
| On Front Street (State Highway 146) near East Street, on the right when traveling east. |
| | [1998]
With the Santa Lucia, Gabilan mountain ranges and Pinnacles National Monument as the backdrop, Soledad has a rich history rooted in the original Spanish Mission land grants of early California. Soledad's original agricultural base was . . . — — Map (db m41124) HM |
| Near Fort Romie Road near Mission Road, on the right when traveling east. |
| | As the only resident padre, he devotedly served at Mission Soledad for 15 years until his death November 26, 1818. He is the only priest buried at this mission. — — Map (db m64315) HM |
| On Main Street at Front Street on Main Street. |
| | Southern Pacific Railroad reached Soledad in 1873. Until 1886, Soledad was the transportation hub for the Southern Monterey County. — — Map (db m26905) HM |
| |
Dedicated October 9, 1791 and
destroyed by floods in 1828 — — Map (db m41127) HM |
| Near Fort Romie Road east of Mission Road. |
| | Lt. Colonel Juan Bautista de Anza by Decree of Carlo III of Spain led an expedition near this site — the mission being to colonize the San Francisco Bay Area
In the center of the marker is a circular motif, designed by Doris Birkland . . . — — Map (db m27188) HM |
| On Spreckels Lane, on the right when traveling west. |
| | Historical Monument
1867 – 1889
Marked by
San Jose de Guadalupe Chapter
Daughters of the American
Colonists
1957 — — Map (db m143465) HM |
| On Harris Road, on the right when traveling west. |
| | The town of Spreckels was established by Claus Spreckels in 1898 as a company town to provide a complete community (including store, school, hotel, church, theater, etc.) for employees of the Spreckels Sugar Company. When built, the Spreckels . . . — — Map (db m63625) HM |
| On Spreckels Avenue at 5th Street, on the left when traveling west on Spreckels Avenue. |
| | Claus Spreckels, a German immigrant, at the age of 70 constructed the worlds largest sugar beet factory. The building consisted of 3500 tons of steel framing, 4.5 million brick, a 74,500 sq. ft. slate roof, 6.5 inside stories. The brick walls were . . . — — Map (db m63626) HM |
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