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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 single men…
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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 laborer…
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The real neighborhood of John Steinbeck's Cannery Row.Real people and places in the neighborhood of Monterey's old Ocean View Avenue inspired fictional characters and establishments in the mind of John Steinbeck. Published in 1945, his novel Canne…
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Roofing contractor Charles L. Frost (top) supervises his crew hot mopping a Monterey cannery roof. Concentrated along the shoreline, the fish processing plants were subject to storm damage. In addition, changes were required to accommodate new tec…
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This simple bronze plaque honoring the work of John Steinbeck was sculptured in 1938 by William Gordon Huff. It was dedicated that same year by noted Western historian Dr. Charles L. Camp with all the unwavering oratorical profundity which traditi…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1159_edward-ricketts_Monterey-CA.html
Marine biologist, philosopher, writer, ecologist, and friend to many. Immortalized as "Doc" of John Steimbeck's Cannery Row, the real man had a profound influence on the thinking of writers, artists, and scientists through his non-teleological app…
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Built in 1854 when Monterey was the county seat. The building was used as the city jail until 1956.
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMMH1_the-great-seal-of-the-state-of-california_Monterey-CA.html
The Great Seal of the State of Californiadesigned byMajor Robert Selden Garnett,U.S. Army,and adopted by the ConstitutionalConvention of 1849 at Monterey.Commissioned a Brigadier Generalin the Confederate States ArmyHe was killed in West Virginia …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMMGJ_house-of-four-winds_Monterey-CA.html
House ofFour WindsBuilt in the late 1830'sby Thomas Oliver LarkinTraditionally used as anearly Hall of RecordsMonterey History & Art Assn.Courtesy Thomson J. HudsonMemorial Fund
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LarkinHouseAmerican Consulate 1844-1846.Built in 1835 byThomas Oliver Larkin,only consul in U.S. to California Monterey History & Art Assn.Courtesy Thomson J. HudsonMemorial Fund
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