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The Early Days: 1860s to 1930s Castro founded the town in 1863Juan Bautista Castro, from an important California family, subdivided his rancho to establish a town. He was the first in the county to offer lots to attract settlers. Castroville is…
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River RoutesLocated near the intersection of the King George VI Highway and the Nicomekl River, the Port Elgin area has been a crossroads for various forms of traffic for thousands of years. For centuries prior to the arrival of the first European…
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From its founding, Castroville has been home to immigrants. They came from many countries to make better lives for themselves and their children. Then, as now, the immigrants primarily worked in the fields nearby.Japanese immigrants wanted their c…
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In Memory ofJuan B. Castro1835-1915Founder of Castroville1863
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