Monterey County, California
The history behind the Monterey Peninsula.
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Seaside: A Resort Town Plan, an Army Post, and a City That Welcomed Everyone
Seaside started as a doctor's resort subdivision next to the Hotel Del Monte. Fort Ord turned it into one of the most diverse cities in California, and the base's closure is still shaping it today.
6 min readSalinas: How a Stagecoach Stop Became the Salad Bowl of the World
Salinas grew from a roadside inn into the county seat and the center of one of the most productive farm valleys on earth. The people who worked that land shaped the city as much as the land itself.
5 min readMoss Landing: Whales, Sardines, and the Smokestacks on the Bay
Moss Landing has been a shipping landing, a whaling station, a sardine town, and home to what was once California's biggest power plant. Each boom left something behind.
5 min readMarina: The Newest City on the Bay
Marina started as a small subdivision on the sand dunes north of Fort Ord. It didn't become a city until 1975, and it's been growing ever since, much of it on land the Army left behind.
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Every town has a reason it looks the way it does. Click around the map to find the history behind each one.
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