HISTORIC LANDMARK NAME: Jose Eusebio Boronda Adobe Casa
HISTORIC LANDMARK ID: 870
LOCATION: 333 Boronda Road at West Laurel Drive
STATE OF CALIFORNIA DESCRIPTION:
Built between 1844 and 1848 by José Eusebio Boronda, this is an outstanding example
of a Mexican-era rancho adobe. Virtually unaltered since its construction, it shows
many features of the 'Monterey Colonial style.
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Casa Boronda Monterey Dot Com
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Monterey County Historical Society "Boronda Adobe" Article
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See Monterey "Jose Eusebio Boronda Adobe" Article
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California Historic Preservation "Site 870" Article
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Wikipedia "Jose Eusebio Boronda Adobe" Article
HISTORIC LANDMARK NAME: Salinas Assembly Center
HISTORIC LANDMARK ID: 934
LOCATIION: In WWII was on the grounds of the Salinas Sports Complex at 940 North Main Street
STATE OF CALIFORNIA DESCRIPTION:
This monument is dedicated to the 3,586 Monterey Bay area residents of Japanese
ancestry, most of whom were American citizens, temporarily confined in the Salinas
Rodeo Grounds during World War II, from April to July 1942. They were detained
without charges, trial, or establishment of guilt before being incarcerated in
permanent camps, mostly at Poston, Arizona. May such injustice and humiliation
never recur.
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National Parks Service "Salinas Assembnly Center" Article
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Densho Encyclopedia "Salinas Detention Facility" Article
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California Historic Preservation "Site 934" Article
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Wikipedia: Salinas Sports Complex Assembly Center Paragraph
HISTORIC LANDMARK NAME: Site of the Battle of Natividad
HISTORIC LANDMARK ID: 651
LOCATIION: About 5 miles northeast of Sallinas
on the southwest corner of San Juan Grade and Crazy Horse Canyon Road.
STATE OF CALIFORNIA DESCRIPTION:
Combined American forces under Captains Charles D. Burrass (or Burroughs) and
Bluford K. Thompson clashed with Comandante Manuel de Jesús Castro's Californians
in this vicinity on November 16, 1846. Casualties on each side consisted of several
men killed and wounded. The Americans saved a large herd of horses for Lt. Col.
John C. Frémont, who then later proceeded south to participate in the Armistice
at Cahuenga in January 1847.
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Military Museum Dot Org "Battle of Natividad" Article
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California Historic Preservation "Site 651" Article
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Wikipedia "Battle of Natividad" Article
HISTORIC LANDMARK NAME: Hill Town Ferry
HISTORIC LANDMARK ID: 560
LOCATIION: About 3 miles southwest of Salinas
on the southwewst corner of the intersection of
Old Highway 68 and Spreckles Boulevard.
STATE OF CALIFORNIA DESCRIPTION:
Operated by Hiram Cory, this was one of the first ferries to cross the Salinas River.
The Monterey County Board of Supervisors regulated the toll which was, in 1877: buggy
and horse, 25 cents, buggy and horses, 37-1/2 cents, four horses and wagon, 85 cents,
six horses and wagon, $1, horse and saddle, 25 cents, and man on foot, 12-1/2 cents.
The ferry operated until a bridge was built in 1889.
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Historical Marker Database "Hilltown Ferry" Article
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California Historic Preservation "Site 560" Article
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Wikipedia "Old Hilltown" Article
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