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Spanish explorers and later New England hide and tallow traders found the Big Sur coastline a great hazard. Heavy fogs and extreme winds caused the wreck of many vessels on this coast. The Gold Rush of 1849 dramatically increased coastal shipping.…
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Drawn to this wild, remote coast
Traveling the difficult route along the coast in October of 1869, Michael and Babara Pfeiffer were forced to winter in Big Sur and decided to stay. Their daughter, Julia, was just 11 months old at the time. She …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1ASP_house-with-a-view_Big-Sur-CA.html
A luxurious home enjoyed magnificent views from this site.
These walls and terraces are all that remain of a residence built in 1940 for Lathrop and Helen Hooper Brown. The Browns decorated the house with art by Degas, Dufy and Gauguin. They l…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1ASE_400th-anniversary-of-the-naming-of-monterey-bay-by-gen-sebasti-n-vizca-no_Monterey-CA.html
This date marks the 400th anniversary of the naming of Monterey Bay by Gen. Sebasti?n Vizca?no, commissioned by Don Gasp?r Z??iga y Acevedo, Count of Monte Rey. Near this place, called Acasta and Hummukul by the Ohlone/Constanoan Esselen Nation, F…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1ARY_cooper-cabin_Big-Sur-CA.html
Anderw Molera State Park was once part of a Mexican land grant known as the Rancho El Sur. Though granted in 1834 to Juan Bautista Alvarado, later governor of the province, it was soon acquired by his uncle, J.B.R. Cooper, Cooper was a Monterey se…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1AP9_end-of-an-era_Monterey-CA.html
To commemorate the loss of the U.S.S. Macon ZRS-512 February 1935Plaque donated by theMoffett Field Historical Society
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM199E_custom-house_Monterey-CA.html
The oldest government building in California. The American flag was raised at this site on July 7, 1846, claiming California as part of the United States.First Brick House * Left at Wooden Flag PolePacific House Museum * Along the PlazaCell Phone …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM17YH_misi-n-san-antonio-de-padua_San-Miguel-CA.html
Located in the valley of the San Antonio River within the Santa Lucia Range, Misi?n San Antonio de Padua, established on July 14, 1771, was the third in a series of missions founded in Alta California by Father Jun?pero Serra. Its picturesque sett…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM17RP_de-anza-trek-reinactment_San-Luis-Obispo-CA.html
5-6 March 1976The mochila was passed between the San Luis Obispo and Monterey County contingents at this site on this date commemorating
The United States Bicentennial
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM17RL_camp-roberts-veterans-memorial_San-Luis-Obispo-CA.html
In memory of those enlisted men who received their basic training at the Infantry Replacement Training Centre, Camp Roberts, California as members of "B" and "C" Companies of the 80th Infantry Training Battalion from August 30 to November 27, 1943…