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Four miles of beaches and nearly 1000 acres of coastal dunes became part of the California State Parks system in 2007, after superfund cleanup activities were completed on this section of the former Fort Ord Military Reservation. Army use preserve…
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Soldiers once guarded this shoreline against sea-borne attack, but one force proved too powerful to stop. Coastal erosion, the wearing away of these bluffs and beaches by ocean waves, has been steadily moving the coastline inland here since sea le…
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For the two million servicemen and women who passed through Fort Ord, the entertainment center that once occupied this site provided welcome relief from rigorous military training. The Soldier's Club, later renamed Stilwell Hall, featured a huge b…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1AZ4_welcome-to-fort-ord-dunes-state-park_Hackensack-CA.html
Around you are the remains of a portion of the U.S. Army's Fort Ord. In fact, you are standing on what's left of the parking lot for Stilwell Hall, once an elegant Soldier's Club.The Army base, closed in 1994, and surrounding land was eventually g…
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In the winter of 1769, the Spanish expedition insearch of Monterey Bay, under the command of Don Gaspar de Portola and Father Juan Crespi, erected a cross on or near this site and leftthe following message: "The land expedition isreturning to San …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1AYM_portola-crespi-cross_Carmel-CA.html
On December 10, 1769, the Portola Crespi Expedition from Mexico erected a cross on this hill to signal its long-overdue supply ship San Jose. A message at the cross stated that they were suffering great privation and were returning to San Diego. T…
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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 efforts, the bocc…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1AYK_robert-louis-stevenson-house_Monterey-CA.html
In this housein the year 1879 livedRobert Louis Stevensonessayist, story-teller and poetwhose contributions to literaturedelighted the world. This memorial unveiledNovember 12, 1922, the 82nd Anniversary of his birth
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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…
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Capitol of Monterey County's Los Burros Mining District. In the spring of 1887 the Last Chance Mine was discovered by W.D. Cruikshank and later worked by the Krinkle family. Down the hill (from the mine) around this spot, a thriving town of hot…
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