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Historical Markers and War Memorials in Monterey, California
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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
Erected in memory of Roger Stanley Fitch
Colonel United States Army, Retired. Founder and president 15 years of the Monterey History and Art Assn, LTD. Commanding Officer, Presidio of Monterey, 1928-1930, Fort Ord, 1941-1943. Member of Rough . . . — — Map (db m196676) HM
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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 assessed at the . . . — — Map (db m143526) HM
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
On Stillwell Avenue, on the left when traveling north.
Dedicated to the memory of
Brigadier General John Weckerling
1896 - 1989
John Weckerling, the founder of the Defense
Language Institute, had a long and distinguished
career of service to the nation, he joined
the Army in 1917 during . . . — — Map (db m235931) HM
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
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
Near Cottage Way south of Cunningham Road, on the right when traveling east.
The Naval Postgraduate School (NPS) campus originated as the Hotel Del Monte built in 1880. Following the loss of the first two Stick-style resort hotels in fires, the third Hotel Del Monte opened in May 1926. Designed by associated architects . . . — — Map (db m223754) HM
To Honor the Ingersoll Family and all who served aboard the two USS Ingersolls:
DD-652
1943-1946--WWII
1951-1970--Korea and Vietnam
DD-990
1980-1998—Desert Storm — — Map (db m234805) WM
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