First Newspaper in California

First Newspaper in California (HM174T)

Location: Monterey, CA 93940 Monterey County
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N 36° 35.818', W 121° 53.626'

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Walter Colton and Robert Semple
began publication of
The Californian
August 15, 1846
in the old Cuartel on this site
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HM NumberHM174T
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Placed ByNorthern California Professional Chapter Sigma Delta Chi, National Journalistic Fraternity
Marker ConditionNo reports yet
Date Added Monday, September 22nd, 2014 at 6:50am PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)10S E 598947 N 4050733
Decimal Degrees36.59696667, -121.89376667
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 36° 35.818', W 121° 53.626'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds36° 35' 49.08" N, 121° 53' 37.56" W
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Area Code(s)408, 831
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 553 Munras Ave, Monterey CA 93940, US
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