[HOME PAGE]
How to: Wikipedia
1) Places
The Point Pinos Lighthouse good summary of our history
Monterey County Sheriff's Office list of fallen officers
Rancho Las Salinas a.k.a. Rancho El Tucho
Del Monte Train ran though Pacific Grove past our lighthouse
Lighthouses in CA also see HOME page
Rancho Arroyo Seco awarded to Joaquin de la Torre
Carmel Valley Village, California one of Anastacio Garcia's hangouts
Spanish missions in California the first Europeans in CA
2) People
Emily Fish the socialite lighthouse keeper
Tiburcio Vasquez bandit and 2nd Zorro
Zorro fictional character
Ohlone People first people in Monterey County
Native Americans in US
David Jacks businessman and land owner for most of Monterey
Japanese Americans interred duirng WWII, 3600 in Monterey
Italian Americans boats taken away during WWII
Juan Bautista Alvarado governor of Alta California
President James K. Polk president during the Mexican-American war
3) Things
Refrigeration arrived late for our keepers
Model T first keeper car?
Toilet arrived in 1915
Music in US 1850-1879 also later dates
Fresnel lens ours is a 3rd order
Whale oil our first keepers used this
Kerosene lamp used at the time of Emily Fish
Fandango it was at a fandango in Monterey that Tiburcio and Anastacio killed constable William Hardmont
4) Events
Mexican–American War how California became a stateTreaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo treaty ending the Mexican-American war
California Gold Rush the push of Americans that resulted in statehood
1906 San Francisco earthquake during Emily Fish's time
World War II affect the Japanese and Italian American communities locally
Pacific War WWII specific to the west coast
5) Do you have any interesting Wikipedia links?
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