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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1QUM_rocks-and-fog-spell-disaster_Del-Monte-Forest-CA.html
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 immediately. Aft…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1KRV_cypress-point-lookout_Del-Monte-Forest-CA.html
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 Pen…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1KRJ_sam-morse_Del-Monte-Forest-CA.html
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 pursing the liquidation, Morse …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM5C0_lone-cypress_Del-Monte-Forest-CA.html
Even though Monterey cypress trees prefer this area's rugged bare granite headlands, the Lone Cypress is a testament to the hardiness of these trees. It has withstood Pacific storms and winds for roughly 250 years. Fences and cables now offer adde…