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Informational messages for the Central Coast of California
Informational messages for Monterey County
   
     
   
   
Monterey
 
 
 
The Monterey peninsula was discovered by Spaniard Juan Rodriguez Cabrillo in 1542. The area was left relatively alone by Europeans until they again returned to establish the mission and presidio in 1770.

Dennis the Menace Park

Cannery Row
 The mission was later moved to Carmel, but the Presidio continued to be an important outpost in the area. This city has changed hands from Spanish rule to Mexican government to becoming a territory of the United States and now boasts a population of 32,000.
Today, Monterey is home to the Defense Language Institute at the Presidio, the famous Cannery row, and the Monterey Bay Aquarium. With Carmel just down Hwy. 1, the 17 Mile Drive, and the world famous Pebble Beach Golf Resort next door in Pacific Grove, this is a very popular tourist destination.


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