Monterey Bay · CA
Monterey
Old capital of Alta California, and Steinbeck's Cannery Row.
- Population
- 30,218 (2020 census)
- Presidio
- 1770
- Constitution
- 1849
Then
- 1602
Sebastián Vizcaíno names the bay for the Conde de Monterrey. The Rumsen Ohlone live here.
- 1770
Portolá founds the Presidio, and Junípero Serra founds a mission inside it on June 3.
- 1777
Monterey becomes capital of the Californias.
- 1849
Delegates draft California's first constitution at Colton Hall, in English and Spanish.
- 1950s
The sardine fishery collapses. The street is renamed Cannery Row in 1953 for Steinbeck.
Now
The Monterey Bay Aquarium occupies the old Hovden Cannery. The Defense Language Institute and Naval Postgraduate School are here too. This place includes Carmel Bay.
2 tide stations around Monterey
- Monterey, Monterey Bay0.6 mi
- Carmel Cove, Carmel Bay6.1 mi