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The Salinas Valley (Spanish: Valle de Salinas) [1] [2] is one of the major valleys and most productive agricultural regions in California. [3] It is located west of the San Joaquin Valley and south of San Francisco Bay and the Santa Clara Valley .
Salinas (/ s ə ˈ l iː n ə s /; Spanish for "Salt Flats") is a city in the U.S. state of California and the seat of government of Monterey County.With a population of 163,542 in the 2020 Census, Salinas is the most populous city in Monterey County. [10]
Salinas: Rare surviving rancho adobe of the Salinas Valley, built c. 1846 and associated with the influential Boronda family. [11] Now the centerpiece of the Boronda Adobe History Center. [12] 8: Frank LaVerne Buck House: Frank LaVerne Buck House: September 11, 1986 : 581 Pine Ave.
It is located on the Salinas River 51 miles (82 km) southeast of Salinas, [8] at an elevation of 335 feet (102 m). [6] It lies along U.S. Route 101 in the Salinas Valley of California's Central Coast. King City is a member of the Association of Monterey Bay Area Governments. The population was 13,332 at the 2020 census, [7] up from 12,874 in 2010.
Events and outreach programming makes up the bulk of the National Steinbeck Center's time, effort, and budget. The center plans and runs over 40 events a year. The major events the center is known for is the annual Steinbeck Festival, Steinbeck's Birthday Celebration, [4] the Steinbeck Young Authors Program, [5] and the Salinas Valley Comic Con ...
Soledad is a city in Monterey County, California, United States.It is in the Salinas Valley, 21 miles (34 km) southeast of Salinas, the county seat. [6] [8] Soledad's population was 24,925 at the 2020 census, [7] down from 25,738 in 2010.
Salinas Valley, on River Road near Marina The city of Greenfield is located in the heart of the Salinas Valley , between the Gabilan Range to the east and the Santa Lucia Range to the west. Greenfield is approximately 145 miles (233 km) by highway south of San Francisco , 95 miles (153 km) south of San Jose and 65 miles (105 km) north of Paso ...
In their youth, Steinbeck and his sister, Mary, played at the base of Castle Rock, the "fence of earth" giving Corral de Tierra its Spanish name. [ 6 ] The beautiful valley between Monterey and Salinas, granted by Governor Guiterrez to Francisco Figueroa in 1836, inspired Steinbeck’s short stories and California-based novels.