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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM287Q_historic-harvey-house_Salinas-CA.html
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, Isaa…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2459_the-san-andreas-fault_San-Miguel-CA.html
Left Marker This rift extends from El Centro on the south, 650 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 quakes annually.…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1WFD_metz-field-chapin-int-l-airport-historical_King-City-CA.html
Upper Marker:
Back in the 1970s, where the mountains reached the river, Metz field was just that, a field. In 1973, a fella by the name Wayne Handley built a runway, a hanger, a chemical loading facility and hauled in a mobile home office to star…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1QXS_asilomar-state-beach-and-conference-grounds_Pacific-Grove-CA.html
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 S…
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/HM1KS1_local-railway-led-the-way-to-americas-salad-bowl_Monterey-CA.html
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 c…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1KRZ_the-irene-masteller-mural_Pacific-Grove-CA.html
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 Europeans. Tho…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1KRX_lt-colonel-juan-bautista-de-anza_Carmel-by-the-Sea-CA.html
Lt. Colonel Juan Bautista De Anza by decree of Carlos III of Spain. Led an expedition to this site the mission being to colonize the San Francisco Bay Area. De Anza Expedition 1775 - 1776
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/HM1KRK_montereys-historic-railway-from-passengers-to-industry_Monterey-CA.html
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 destina…