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Point Pinos Lighthouse - 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 state
Treaty 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?
Please feel free to pass them on and I will post them on this page or the main DOCENTS page.
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