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Historical Markers and War Memorials in Monterey County, California

 
Clickable Map of Monterey County, California and Immediately Adjacent Jurisdictions image/svg+xml 2019-10-06 U.S. Census Bureau, Abe.suleiman; Lokal_Profil; HMdb.org; J.J.Prats/dc:title> https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Usa_counties_large.svg Monterey County, CA (222) Fresno County, CA (111) Kings County, CA (7) San Benito County, CA (46) San Luis Obispo County, CA (89) Santa Cruz County, CA (107)  MontereyCounty(222) Monterey County (222)  FresnoCounty(111) Fresno County (111)  KingsCounty(7) Kings County (7)  SanBenitoCounty(46) San Benito County (46)  SanLuisObispoCounty(89) San Luis Obispo County (89)  SantaCruzCounty(107) Santa Cruz County (107)
Adjacent to Monterey County, California
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101California (Monterey County), Monterey — 353 — House of Four Winds
On Calle Principal 0.1 miles south of Jefferson Street, on the left when traveling north.
. . . — Map (db m157681) HM
102California (Monterey County), Monterey — Hurray for HollywoodHistoric Cannery Row
On Cannery Row.
Ever since Thomas Edison’s movie camera captured those first quick, flickering moments of time, Hollywood has been coming to Monterey. More than 60 feature films have been shot in Monterey, and Cannery Row has been one of Hollywood’s favorite . . . — Map (db m55194) HM
103California (Monterey County), Monterey — James W. Finch House
On Monroe Street south of West Franklin Street, on the right when traveling south.
This property James W. Finch House Has been placed on the National Register of Historic Places by the United States Department of the Interior. — Map (db m149114) HM
104California (Monterey County), Monterey — John “Bricky” Crivello1911-2005
Near Custom House Plaza.
John “Bricky” Crivello, a key figure in the Monterey Fisherman’s Union for 67 years, was instrumental in the passage of Senate Bill 1213 which provided unemployment benefits to all California fishermen. Due to Bricky’s relentless . . . — Map (db m68861) HM
105California (Monterey County), Monterey — John SteinbeckHistoric Cannery Row
Near Monterey Recreational Trail at Bruce Aris Way (Irving Avenue), on the right when traveling south.
The real neighborhood of John Steinbeck’s Cannery Row. Real people and places in the neighborhood of Monterey’s old Ocean View Avenue inspired fictional characters and establishments in the mind of John Steinbeck. Published in 1945, his . . . — Map (db m55081) HM
106California (Monterey County), Monterey — John Steinbeck and the Lara-Soto Adobe
On Pierce Street south of West Franklin Street, on the right when traveling south.
In October 1944, John Steinbeck, his second wife Gwyn, and their infant son Thom returned to Monterey. On November 10, 1944 they moved into the Lara-Soto Adobe, “a house I have wanted since I was a little kid.” Here he wrote The . . . — Map (db m63314) HM
107California (Monterey County), Monterey — Jone Quock MuiHistoric Cannery Row
Near Monterey Recreational Trail.
Quock Mui was born at Point Lobos in 1859 (lower left). Her parents were Cantonese fishermen who sailed to California by seagoing junk in 1851. Point Lobos was a thriving multicultural community in the later 19th century. Quock Mui had an aptitude . . . — Map (db m55144) HM
108California (Monterey County), Monterey — Juan Bautista de Anza1734 – 1788
On Fremont Street at Camino El Estero, on the right when traveling east on Fremont Street.
A native of Mexico de Anza left Tubac, Culiagan October 23, 1775 with a party of 240 together with horses, mules and beeves. Arrived Monterey March 10, 1776 with loss but one person. Journey of 1600 miles made under conditions of drought, snow and . . . — Map (db m63566) HM
109California (Monterey County), Monterey — Jules Simoneau PlazaOf the City of Monterey — Rededicated September 28, 1969 —
On Munras Avenue, on the left when traveling south.
Jules Simoneau June 1819 – August 1908 Robert Louis Stevenson inscribed this message in the frontpiece of his book “The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde – but the case of Robert Louis Stevenson and Jules Simoneau, . . . — Map (db m63451) HM
110California (Monterey County), Monterey — Junipero Oak
Near Church Streeet east of Figueroa Street, on the right when traveling east.
At Monterey, June 3rd 1770 the ceremony of taking possession of California for Spain was enacted by Father Junipero Serra under the shade of this tree. — Map (db m63259) HM
111California (Monterey County), Monterey — Kalisa's La Ida Cafe1957-2007
On Cannery Row, on the left when traveling east.
Kalisa Moore, known as "Queen of Cannery Row," was born in Latvia and came to America after WWII. She bridged the eras, opening her gourmet restaurant when most of the canneries had closed. Over the years "Kalisa's" became a bohemian coffee . . . — Map (db m81817) HM
112California (Monterey County), Monterey — La Ida Café
On Cannery Row.
The building historically contained Edith's Restaurant, the model for John Steinbeck's La Ida Café and the character of Wide Ida in The Novellas Cannery Row and Sweet Thursday — Map (db m81954) HM
113California (Monterey County), Monterey — Larkin House
On Calle Principal near Jefferson Street, on the left when traveling north.
. . . — Map (db m33495) HM
114California (Monterey County), Monterey — Larkin House
On Calle Principal at Jefferson Street Monterey, on the left when traveling south.
This house was constructed in 1834 by Thomas Oliver Larkin, the only United States Consul in California under Mexican rule, it has been used as a private residence, the United States Consulate, City Hall, and served as Headquarters of General . . . — Map (db m82627) HM
115California (Monterey County), Monterey — Local Railway Led the Way to America's Salad Bowl.
On Figueroa Street, on the right when traveling south.
The Railroad was critical to the development of the Salinas Valley's agriculture industry. As depicted in John Steinbeck's East of Eden, the advent of refrigerated rail meant that lettuce grown in the Salinas Valley could be transported coast to . . . — Map (db m83322) HM
116California (Monterey County), Monterey — Madariaga Adobe
On Abrego Street south of Webster Street, on the left when traveling south.
Originally an adobe dwelling in the Mexican-American period. — Map (db m63482) HM
117California (Monterey County), Monterey — Mary Corning Winslow Black Studio
On Abrego Street north of Webster Street, on the left when traveling north.
Mary Corning Winslow Black, a noted Monterey artist designed and built this home in 1930. This structure is an example of Spanish eclectic architecture and is included on the National Register of Historic Places. — Map (db m63507) HM
118California (Monterey County), Monterey — Mayo Hayes O'Donnell Library
On Van Buren Street north of Scott Street. Reported missing.
Formerly first Protestant church built in Monterey. Built in 1876 Monterey Art & History Assn. Courtesy of Thomson J. Hudson Memorial FundMap (db m63092) HM
119California (Monterey County), Monterey — McAbee BeachHistoric Cannery Row
On Cannery Row, on the right when traveling north.
Portuguese whalers From the California Gold Rush to nearly the turn of the century, Portuguese whalers launched boats from this beach and rowed them out into the bay to intercept whales migrating along the Monterey coastline. Once harpooned, . . . — Map (db m55191) HM
120California (Monterey County), Monterey — Merritt House
On Pacific Street south of Del Monte Street, on the right when traveling south.
Former home of Josiah Merritt, first judge of Monterey County. — Map (db m63226) HM
121California (Monterey County), Monterey — Monterey and Salinas Valley Railroad
Near Monterey Peninsula Recreational Trail.
Western terminal of the Monterey and Salinas Valley Railroad ending on 1,000 foot pier over Monterey Bay. First in operation October 1874 bringing grain from Salinas Valley to Monterey for ocean shipment to San Francisco. Officers: Carr S. . . . — Map (db m63309) HM
122California (Monterey County), Monterey — Monterey Bay Aquarium / Hovden CanneryThere was a cannery here before the aquarium
On Wave Street / Ocean View Boulevard at David Avenue, on the right when traveling east on Wave Street / Ocean View Boulevard.
The Monterey Bay Aquarium stands on the site of the old Hovden Cannery. In its heyday, the cannery processed tons of sardines every day. But by the 1960s the sardines had disappeared, and the cannery closed its doors in 1972. Now you can see . . . — Map (db m41620) HM
123California (Monterey County), Monterey — Monterey BreakwaterHistoric Cannery Row
Near Cannery Row.
Recurring winter storms wreaked havoc on the Monterey fishing fleet every few years (top). On April 29, 1915, such a storm, with 60-mile-per-hour winds, destroyed or damaged nearly 50 boats. On Thanksgiving morning 1919, more than 93 vessels were . . . — Map (db m55214) HM
124California (Monterey County), Monterey — 1 — Monterey Custom House
Near Lighthouse Avenue.
It was over this building that the American flag was raised by Commodore John Drake Sloat, July 7, 1846, signalizing the passing of California from Mexican rule. Restored through the efforts of the Native Sons of the Golden West with the . . . — Map (db m95375) HM
125California (Monterey County), Monterey — Monterey Customhouse
Near Monterey Peninsula Recreational Trail, on the left when traveling north.
Constructed by the Mexican government during 1927 and 1841 to collect customs duties from foreign shipping when Monterey was the capital of this northern province, and customs duties were Alta California’s principal source of revenue. United States . . . — Map (db m63307) HM
126California (Monterey County), Monterey — Monterey Harbor
On Monterey Bay Coastal Trail.
□ Look out upon these waters. □ Their recorded history began when Juan Rodriguez Cabrillo sighted the "Bay of Pines" on Nov. 17, 1542. □ Sebastian Viscaino was first to touch land Dec. 16, 1602. He claimed the land for . . . — Map (db m30347) HM
127California (Monterey County), Monterey — Monterey History Time Line
Near Pacific Street.
(This series of 35 (36) plaques, inlayed in the brick walkway, extends from Pacific Street to the Great Seal of the State of California in front of Colton hall, at which point the line of plaques turn left.) The Ancient Ones . . . — Map (db m63358) HM
128California (Monterey County), Monterey — Monterey’s First FishermenHistoric Cannery Row
On Cannery Row at Hoffman Avenur on Cannery Row.
For thousands of years prior to the arrival of Europeans in 1602, the Rumsien people fished Monterey Bay. These native people caught and used nearly every species of fish and shellfish found in the bay. Sea otters, sea lions and seals were dietary . . . — Map (db m55192) HM
129California (Monterey County), Monterey — Monterey's Commercial Fishing Fleet
On Del Monte Avenue at Washington Street, on the right when traveling west on Del Monte Avenue.
This harbor is the home of.... Monterey's Commerical Fishing Fleet. It once boasted the largest sardine fishing industry in the world, an industry that flourished until the late 1940's. Commercial fishing was pioneered and developed here by . . . — Map (db m29859) HM
130California (Monterey County), Monterey — Monterey's Historic Railway -- from Passengers to Industry
On Figueroa Street, on the right when traveling south.
The Monterey and Salinas Valley Railroad, established in 1874, was Monterey's first rail connection to the outside world. Purchased by Southern Pacific in 1879, passenger service soon began allowing the development of Monterey as a tourist . . . — Map (db m83320) HM
131California (Monterey County), Monterey — Moon Tree
Near Pacific Street, on the right when traveling south.
Coast Redwood Sequoia sempervirens This "Moon Tree" is a Coast Redwood grown from a seed that in January 1971 was carried to the moon and brought back to earth by Major Stuart Roosa, Command Module Pilot for Apollo 14. The seed . . . — Map (db m63500) HM
132California (Monterey County), Monterey — Old Fisherman's Wharf
On Fisherman's Wharf at Monterey Bay Coastal Trail on Fisherman's Wharf.
Monterey's earliest pier of stone built in 1846 gave way to a commercial fishing wharf in the early 1900's when Monterey's multi-million dollar fishing industry was born. Despite many changes the wharf today retains the tone and flavor of the past - . . . — Map (db m30190) HM
133California (Monterey County), Monterey — Old Monterey Jail
On Dutra Street at King Street, on the right on Dutra Street.
Built in 1854 when Monterey was the county seat. The building was used as the city jail until 1956. — Map (db m40185) HM
134California (Monterey County), Monterey — One Man, Two WorldsHistoric Cannery Row
On Cannery Row near Bruce Aris Way (Irving Avenue).
Doc, the legend John Steinbeck used his close friend and collaborator, Edward Ricketts, as a model for the famous fictional character Doc. In the novels Cannery Row and Sweet Thursday, set in the 1930s and 1940s, the kindly Doc is a gentle, . . . — Map (db m55142) HM
135California (Monterey County), Monterey — Orientations At The Marsh Building
On Fremont Street at Camino El Estero, on the right when traveling north on Fremont Street.
. . . — Map (db m63565) HM
136California (Monterey County), Monterey — Perry House
On Van Buren Street at Scott Street, on the right when traveling west on Van Buren Street.
Victorian home built in 1860 by whaling captain Manuel Perry and his wife Mary de Mello Silva, of Boston. The house remained in the family until 1963. Restored in 1967. — Map (db m63220) HM
137California (Monterey County), Monterey — 5 — Presidio of Monterey Museum
On Corporal Ewing Road.
Most of the wooden buildings on Presidio Hill below the Defense Language Institute complex were constructed from 1902 to 1906 by the 15th Infantry under the direction of Army Captain E.H. Plummer. The museum building was originally the post’s . . . — Map (db m63125) HM
138California (Monterey County), Monterey — Quarters of General William Tecumseh Sherman
On Calle Principal at Jefferson Street, on the left when traveling north on Calle Principal.
Quarters of General William Tecumseh Sherman Lieutenant Quartermaster and Adjustant General 1847 • 1849 — Map (db m82097) HM
139California (Monterey County), Monterey — Robert Louis Stevenson House
On Houston Street south of Pearl Street, on the right when traveling south.
. . . — Map (db m68860) HM
140California (Monterey County), Monterey — Rodriguez – Osio Adobe
On Alvarado Street at Franklin Street, on the left when traveling north on Alvarado Street.
Finished in 1849 by Jacinto Rodriguez, member of California’s First Contitutional Convention. Later residence of Antonio Osio, Collector of the Port of Monterey under Governor Alvarado. — Map (db m63519) HM
141California (Monterey County), Monterey — 105 — Royal Presidio Chapel
On Church Streeet at Figueroa Street, on the left when traveling west on Church Streeet.
The Royal Chapel of San Carlos de Borromeo, founded June 3, 1770, is the only remaining Presidio chapel in California. Madariaga Adobe * Follow Church St. to Abrego Cell Phone Tour (831) 718-9123 enter 710 — Map (db m143524) HM
142California (Monterey County), Monterey — San Carlos Parish Veterans Memorial
Near Church Streeet, on the left when traveling east.
No one has greater love than this, to lay down one’s life for one’s friends. John 15:13 This San Carlos parish community gratefully remembers those who served in the Armed Forces of the United States during times of war and peace whose . . . — Map (db m63504) WM
143California (Monterey County), Monterey — ScienceHistoric Cannery Row
Near Cannery Row.
Edward F. Ricketts, owner-operator of Pacific Biological Laboratories, was described by a biographer as “a devoted and rational biologist who sought to uncover scientific truth.” A true renaissance man, Ricketts wrote extensively on a . . . — Map (db m55145) HM
144California (Monterey County), Monterey — Sherman Rose Inn
On Houston Street south of Pearl Street, on the left when traveling south.
Named after the “Cloth of Gold” rose bush, the Sherman Rose Inn was built circa 1941 (sic) as a private home. In 1934, J.C. Anthon enlarged the structure for the owners, Spiro and Jennie Catachi, using his signature Carmel stone. The . . . — Map (db m63479) HM
145California (Monterey County), Monterey — Silver HarvestHistoric Cannery Row
Near Cannery Row.
In the formative days of the Monterey fishing industry, the working boats were too small to carry both a crew and a catch. The fishermen towed a second boat called a “lighter,” which could hold 25 to 60 tons of sardines. Since the . . . — Map (db m55163) HM
146California (Monterey County), Monterey — Site of Casa Bonifacio
On Bonifacio Place at Alvarado Street, on the right when traveling west on Bonifacio Place.
Location of the original “Sherman Rose Adobe” prior to its relocation to Mesa Road. Robert Louis Stevenson and William Tecumseh Sherman were guests here. — Map (db m149867) HM
147California (Monterey County), Monterey — Site of Original Flagstaff
Near Monterey Peninsula Recreational Trail.
Site of original flagstaff where the American flag was first raised by Commodore John Drake Sloat on July, 7th 1846 taking possession of California in the name of the United States of America Later ceded to America under the Treaty . . . — Map (db m63063) HM
148California (Monterey County), Monterey — Site of Simoneau’s RestaurantVisited daily by Robert Louis Stevenson — 1879 —
Near Pearl Street near Munras Avenue, on the right when traveling east.
This plaza was once occupied by the restaurant of Jules Simoneau. In late 1879 young Scottish author Robert Louis Stevenson, the almost unknown, ate his meals hear nearly every day. He was staying in a small room at the nearby rooming house known as . . . — Map (db m63452) HM
149California (Monterey County), Monterey — Sloat Monument
Near Corporal Ewing Road.
To commemorate the taking possession of California by Commodore John Drake Sloat United States Navy July 7 1846 — Map (db m72042) HM
150California (Monterey County), Monterey — Sloat's Landing
Near Olivier Street.
On this spot on July 7, 1846, U.S. Marines and Sailors landed and raised the American flag over the Custom House which stands before you. Mexico and the United States were at war. American forces landing in Monterey claimed 600,000 square miles for . . . — Map (db m59955) HM
151California (Monterey County), Monterey — Spanish Presidio
On Church Streeet east of Abrega Street, on the right when traveling east.
Approximate location of the West wall of the Presidio of Monterey which was established in 1770 to protect the Spanish settlers. — Map (db m63229) HM
152California (Monterey County), Monterey — 352 — Stevenson House
On Houston Street, on the right when traveling south.
House where Robert Louis Stevenson lived in the latter part of 1879. — Map (db m143525) HM
153California (Monterey County), Monterey — Stokes Adobe
On Hartnell Street just south of Polk Street, on the right when traveling south.
Built by James Stokes in the early 1840’s. Scene of many dramatic incidents in the late Mexican and early American periods — Map (db m63447) HM
154California (Monterey County), Monterey — The Argentine NavyLa Armada Argentina
Near Corporal Ewing Road.
Spanish: La Armada Argentina A traves de los estudiantes pretenecientes al consejo Argentino de intercambio estudiantil – CADIE recuedrdan el 161 aniverdario en que el capitan de navio Dn. Hipolito Bouchard hizo flamear el . . . — Map (db m63074) HM
155California (Monterey County), Monterey — The Calamari StoryDedicated to the fishermen of Monterey Bay
Near Fisherman's Wharf.
Since the early 1900's the Monterey Bay has been one of the principal fishing centers along the Pacific Coast. Today, Monterey's fishermen continue to be major contributors to the nation's supply of squid (calamari). In the early 50's Abalonetti . . . — Map (db m30162) HM
156California (Monterey County), Monterey — The California RivieraHistoric Cannery Row
On Cannery Row.
From 1901 to 1941, much of the eastern portion of Cannery Row’s coastline was occupied by a single estate, Casa de Las Olas, which stretched 1,000 feet along Monterey Bay (top). San Francisco financier Hugh Tevis had it built in 1901 as a wedding . . . — Map (db m55212) HM
157California (Monterey County), Monterey — The Cannery Row MonumentDedicated February 26, 2014
On Cannery Row, on the right when traveling west.
This Monument pays tribute to the many diverse characters vital to the evolution of Cannery Row. Perched atop the rocky outcropping sits Nobel Prize winning author John Steinbeck, who immortalized Cannery Row with his novel of the same name. He is . . . — Map (db m81813) HM
158California (Monterey County), Monterey — 1 — The Custom House
Near Monterey Peninsula Recreational Trail.
The Custom House is the oldest government building in California. From 1822 through 1846, Monterey was both the capital city and primary port of entry for Alta California. Cargos of “everything under the sun” were brought ashore and . . . — Map (db m143526) HM
159California (Monterey County), Monterey — The Del Mar Canning Company, 1927-1947Historic Cannery Row
On Cannery Row.
The Del Mar Canning Company was established in 1927 on this site, the original location of the Bayside Fish & Flour Company, a Japanese-operated reduction plant established in 1916. The Del Mar quickly rose to prominence in the canning industry . . . — Map (db m55164) HM
160California (Monterey County), Monterey — The Estrada Adobe
On Tyler Street just south of Bonifacio Place, on the right when traveling south.
Mexican era home of Jose Mariano Estrada family Later became early inn of Monterey Wooden third story added 1881Map (db m63516) HM
161California (Monterey County), Monterey — The Filipino CommunityHistoric Cannery Row
Near Bruce Ariss Way near Recreation Trail.
Filipinos were attracted in large numbers to California after the 1924 Immigration Act excluded Japanese, who had been the major part of the state’s agricultural labor force. By 1930, as many as 35,000 Pinoys – young, single, male Filipino . . . — Map (db m55100) HM
162California (Monterey County), Monterey — The Great Seal of the State of California
On Pacific Street near Jefferson Street.
The Great Seal of the State of California designed by Major Robert Selden Garnett, U.S. Army, and adopted by the Constitutional Convention of 1849 at Monterey. Commissioned a Brigadier General in the Confederate States Army He . . . — Map (db m33659) HM
163California (Monterey County), Monterey — The Japanese CommunityHistoric Cannery Row
Near Bruce Ariss Way at Recreation Trail.
While the majority of Monterey’s commercial fishermen in the 1930s were Sicilian, about 10 percent of the fleet were Japanese nationals, some of whom has been fishing the bay since 1900. These Issei – first generation Japanese – came as . . . — Map (db m55101) HM
164California (Monterey County), Monterey — The Old Whaling StationWhere whalers lived and worked
Near Decatur Street.
This old adobe was originally built in 1847 by David Wight as a home for his family. The floor plan is reported to be based on Wight’s ancestral home in Scotland. The Wights lived in the house only a short time before leaving for the gold fields in . . . — Map (db m63070) HM
165California (Monterey County), Monterey — The Real “Docs”Historic Cannery Row
Near Cannery Row at Bruce Aris Way (Irving Avenue).
Pictured at the right are scientists Frances Clark, W.I. Scofield, Richard Croker, M.J. Linar and J.B. Philips. Working out of Hopkins Marine Station, this group monitored the growing sardine industry by collecting samples from the canneries and . . . — Map (db m55140) HM
166California (Monterey County), Monterey — The Spanish CommunityHistoric Cannery Row
Near Bruce Ariss Way.
During World War I and the decade that followed, much of the workforce in the developing sardine industry along Cannery Row was made up of Spanish immigrants, who had fled crushing poverty for the promise of a new life. Many single men sailed from . . . — Map (db m55103) HM
167California (Monterey County), Monterey — The Stevenson House
On Houston Street, on the right when traveling south.
Robert Louis Stevenson visited Monterey for three and a half months in the fall of 1879. He came to win the hand of Mrs. Fanny Osbourne. During part of his stay, it is believed he occupied the second-floor room of this house, which was then called . . . — Map (db m68859) HM
168California (Monterey County), Monterey — The Underwood – Brown Adobe
On Madison Street, on the right when traveling west.
(Two markers identify this early California Adobe.) Built prior to 1843. Home of Underwood and Brown families from 1860-1926. This tablet dedicated to the memory of Margaret Underwood Brown, a loyal native daughter, by Junipero Parlor No. . . . — Map (db m63352) HM
169California (Monterey County), Monterey — Thomas Cole House
On Olivier Street.
Thomas Cole, an English sawyer, built this home for his family in 1856. Used over time as a dwelling house, it became the headquarters for the local Nationalist Chinese Political Party in the early 1940’s. — Map (db m63224) HM
170California (Monterey County), Monterey — Trains and CanneriesHistoric Cannery Row
Near Cannery Row.
The railroad A major landmark in the history of the Monterey Peninsula was the Southern Pacific Railroad. Built in 1880, the rail line was intended to bring tourism to this scenic area. In addition to transporting tourists, however, it . . . — Map (db m55213) HM
171California (Monterey County), Monterey — 351 — Vasquez Adobe
On Dutra Street at King Street, on the left when traveling north on Dutra Street.
Former family home of Tuburcio Vasquez, colorful bandit . Originally a one-story adobe. — Map (db m143527) HM
172California (Monterey County), Monterey — Whaling Station
Near Decatur Street.
Built in 1847 by David Wight. Headquarters of Old Monterey Whaling Company 1855 – circa 1885. — Map (db m63071) HM
173California (Monterey County), Monterey — Working WomenHistoric Cannery Row
On Cannery Row at Prescott Avenue on Cannery Row.
Prior to World War II, only women were allowed to work on cannery lines (top). In some canneries, only “white American women” were allowed to pack fish. Working the lines was considered “women’s work.” Even if there were men . . . — Map (db m55190) HM
174California (Monterey County), Monterey — World War Memorial
Near Pacific Street near Madison Street.
This tree was planted by the Red Cross May 30, 1919 in memory of Monterey’s sons who made the supreme sacrifice in the World War — Map (db m63550) WM
175California (Monterey County), Pacific Grove — 1052 — Asilomar State Beach and Conference Grounds
On Asilomar Avenue.
In 1913 the Young Women's Christian Association founded Asilomar as its first permanent conference grounds for the western United States. Constructed during a time of progressive social and political change for women in California and the United . . . — Map (db m92870) HM
176California (Monterey County), Pacific Grove — Balance Lost and Found AgainAsilomar Conference Center
Decades of logging, grazing, recreation, and foot traffic brought Asilomar's dune ecosystem to the brink of extinction. When the Young Women's Christian Association (YWCA) established the Asilomar summer camp grounds in 1913, the dunes became a . . . — Map (db m63773) HM
177California (Monterey County), Pacific Grove — Centrella Hotel
On Central Avenue at 17th Street, on the left when traveling east on Central Avenue.
This property Centrella Hotel Has been placed on the National Resister Of Historic Places By the United States Department of the Interior — Map (db m63665) HM
178California (Monterey County), Pacific Grove — 839 — Chautauqua Hall
On 16th Street near Central Avenue, on the left when traveling north.
The first Chautauqua in the west. Organized at Pacific Grove in June 1879, for the presentation of “moral attractions” and “the highest grade of concerts and entertainment.” Known world wide as . . . — Map (db m63664) HM
179California (Monterey County), Pacific Grove — Frank L. Buck House
On Pine Avenue near Forest Avenue, on the right when traveling east.
Built in 1904 Was placed on the National Resister Of Historic Places By the United States Department of the Interior — Map (db m63667) HM
180California (Monterey County), Pacific Grove — Glass Bottom BoatThe Swan Boats of Pacific Grove
On Ocean View Boulevard near Forest Avenue, on the right when traveling west.
These boats were first introduced here at Lovers Point in the early 1890s. Launched from the narrow cove's wooden pier, the boats offered passengers a canopied window to the underwater flora and fauna around Lovers Point. Nathaniel Roscoe "Dad" . . . — Map (db m41574) HM
181California (Monterey County), Pacific Grove — Gosby House Inn
On Lighthouse Avenue at 18th Street, on the right when traveling east on Lighthouse Avenue.
This property Gosby House Inn Has been placed on the National Resister Of Historic Places By the United States Department of the Interior — Map (db m63663) HM
182California (Monterey County), Pacific Grove — Hopkins Marine StationHopkins scientists study the biology of the bay
On Ocean View Boulevard at Eardley Avenue, on the right when traveling west on Ocean View Boulevard.
The building across the cove is Hopkins Marine Station. It was the first marine laboratory on the West Coast, founded in 1892. Part of Stanford University, its facilities are dedicated to the study of marine life. What biologists at Hopkins . . . — Map (db m41618) HM
183California (Monterey County), Pacific Grove — J. H. King Memorial
On Lighthouse Avenue at 11th Street, in the median on Lighthouse Avenue.
Last member of Lucius Fairchild Post G.A.R. 179 — Map (db m41614) HM
184California (Monterey County), Pacific Grove — John DenverHenry John Deutschendorf, Jr.
Near Ocean View Drive, on the right when traveling west.
In Commemoration of John Denver Henry John Deutschendorf, Jr. Dedicated September 23, 2007 at the site of crash of John’s plane, Long EZ N555JD “... So welcome the wind and the wisdom she offers, Follow her summons when . . . — Map (db m63662) HM
185California (Monterey County), Pacific Grove — Point Pinos Lighthouse Oil House
Near Asilomar Boulevard at Lighthouse Avenue, on the right when traveling south.
“The Oil House” ***************************** The structure you see before you is a fuel storage house commonly referred to as an ‘oil house’. This oil house was constructed in 1899. In the 1880’s, before the conversion to . . . — Map (db m63689) HM
186California (Monterey County), Pacific Grove — The Gipsy
Near Asilomar Boulevard at Lighthouse Avenue, on the right when traveling south.
The anchor on display here is from the coastal steamer Gipsy sunk off what is now known as Cannery Row on September 27, 1905. At night a substitute Captain mistook a red construction warning lantern at the foot of Hoffman Ave. in New Monterey for . . . — Map (db m63704) HM
187California (Monterey County), Pacific Grove — The Irene Masteller Mural
On Ocean View Blvd, on the right when traveling south.
The first panel: The native people of this coastal area - The Rumsien Ohlone and The Esselen - lived in a world of natural beauty and abundance for thousands of years. Their way of life was drastically changed by the arrival of the . . . — Map (db m83324) HM
188California (Monterey County), Pacific Grove — Trimmer Hill
On 6th Street at Laurel Avenue, on the right when traveling south on 6th Street.
This property Trimmer Hill has been placed on the National Resister of Historic Places by the United States Department of the Interior — Map (db m63682) HM
189California (Monterey County), Pajaro — The Portolá Expedition
On San Juan Road (County Road G11) at Porter Drive, on the left when traveling south on San Juan Road.
Here came the first men with Portola and Fr. Crespi, October 9, 1769. This river they called Rio del Pajaro — Map (db m63257) HM
190California (Monterey County), Pebble Beach — Cypress Point LookoutDo you see snow or trees?
On Sunset Point, on the left when traveling south.
In 1542, the explorer Cabrillo called this point of land Cabo de Nieve - Cape Snow- to describe the white landscapes before him. No one's sure what he saw. In 1774, Tomás de la Peña, a missionary, gave this western-most point on the Monterey . . . — Map (db m83330) HM
191California (Monterey County), Pebble Beach — Rocks and fog spell disaster
Near Bird Rock Road near 17 Mile Drive.
Dense fog, dark night, jagged rocks and bounding surf have always made navigating these waters difficult. On a foggy night in 1896, the iron-hulled St. Paul slammed in the submerged rocks. The crew and livestock cargo were rescued . . . — Map (db m92509) HM
192California (Monterey County), Pebble Beach — Sam Morse
On 17-Mile Drive, on the right when traveling north.
Sam Morse was a preservationist long before fashionable. In 1915, he was sent by the Pacific Improvement Company to liquidate its land holdings in the region, including the area now known as Pebble Beach. Instead of pursuing the liquidation, . . . — Map (db m83309) HM
193California (Monterey County), Prunedale — 651 — Battle of Natividad
On San Juan Grade Road at Crazy Horse Canyon Road on San Juan Grade Road.
Combined American forces under Captains Charles D. Burrass (or Burroughs) and Bluford K. Thompson clashed with Comandante Manuel de Jesús Castro's Californians in this vicinity on November 16, 1846. Casualties on each side consisted of several men . . . — Map (db m26646) HM
194California (Monterey County), Salinas — Baldwin Locomotive Class S – 10 Engine 1237Salinas Oldtown Historic District
Near Station Place at Railroad Avenue, on the right when traveling north.
Restoration of Baldwin Locomotive Class S – 10 Engine 1237 This locomotive was built in 1918, at the Baldwin Locomotive Works in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It is one of five remaining of its class. This engine was donated to the City . . . — Map (db m63640) HM
195California (Monterey County), Salinas — Bataan Park
On Monterey Street at East Market Street, on the left when traveling north on Monterey Street.
This park is dedicated by the City of Salinas to the men who served with Company C, 194th Tank Battalion, California National Guard, during World War II and were captured on Bataan on April 9, 1942. May time never tarnish the memory of . . . — Map (db m63635) WM
196California (Monterey County), Salinas — Company C 194th Tank Battalion
On Boronda Road at Calle Del Adobe, on the left when traveling north on Boronda Road.
[First Plaque:] On the morning of February 18th, 1941, one hundred and five brave men of Company C 194th Tank Battalion of the Salinas and Pajaro Valleys marched four abreast down Main Street, through what is now called Old town Salinas, . . . — Map (db m60395) HM
197California (Monterey County), Salinas — Eugene Sherwood1828 - 1912
On North Main Street north of Iris Drive, on the right when traveling north.
Born in London, England, graduate of Eton College, Captain in British Army and a London barrister. Arrived in San Francisco in 1856 as representative of a land purchasing group. Donated land in Salinas for railroad, churches, schools, streets, . . . — Map (db m27098) HM
198California (Monterey County), Salinas — Historic Harvey House1868
Near Station Place at Railroad Avenue.
This house was constructed in 1868 by Isaac J. Harvey, before the arrival of the railroad, before the town's founding when only twelve other structures stood. Salinas City grew and the Harvey family helped lay its foundation. With son Benton, Isaac . . . — Map (db m118242) HM
199California (Monterey County), Salinas — 870 — José Eusebio Boronda Adobe Casa
Near Boronda Road near Calle Del Adobe Road.
Built between 1844 and 1848 by José Eusebio Boronda, this is an outstanding example of a Mexican era rancho adobe. Virtually unaltered since its construction, it shows many features of the "Monterey Colonial" style which resulted from the fusion of . . . — Map (db m60397) HM
200California (Monterey County), Salinas — Natividad(New Natividad)
On Old Stage Road at Old Natividad Road, on the right when traveling south on Old Stage Road.
This intersection on the Old Stage Road between San Francisco and Los Angeles is the site of the second and last location of Natividad, a busy and important staging and business establishment before Salinas city was created. Originally in the . . . — Map (db m63624) HM

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Nov. 25, 2020