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The Salinas River, which geologically formed the fluvial valley and generated its human history, flows to the northwest or 'up' along the principal axis and the length of the valley. The valley was named during the late 18th-century Spanish colonial Alta California period, and in Spanish Salina is the term for a salt marsh , salt lake , or salt ...
Salinas: 1891 house of Hiram Corey, one of Monterey County's most successful stock farmers of the late 19th century. Also noted for its exemplary Queen Anne style in a rural setting. [60] 47: Rancho San Lucas: May 6, 1991 : 1.75 miles (2.82 km) SW of junction of Paris Valley Rd. and Rancho San Lucas entry road
Rancho Guadalupe y Llanitos de los Correos was a 8,858-acre (35.85 km 2) Mexican land grant in the Salinas Valley, in present-day Monterey County, California given in 1833 by Governor José Figueroa to Juan Malarín. [1] The grant extended along the south bank of the Salinas River south of Chualar. [2]
Later, Abbott acquired 12,000 acres (4,900 ha) of the Rancho San Lorenzo at the valley's southern end, where he continued farming and sheep rearing. [3] Abbott House was built in 1873 on Main Street, Salinas. Built in 1873, Abbott House is a three-story hotel situated on Main Street in Salinas. It was later renovated and renamed the Cominos ...
Rancho Ex-Mission Soledad was a 8,900-acre (36 km 2) Mexican land grant in the Salinas Valley, in present-day Monterey County, California.It was given in 1845 by Governor Pío Pico to Feliciano Soberanes.
From north to south, the Antoniano lived in the lower part of the Salinas Valley (which flows south to north), near the future site of two missions: (Mission San Antonio de Padua and Mission San Miguel Arcángel). The Miguelino lived on the upper course of the Salinas River, and to the south near Slates Hot Springs, Junipero Serra Peak, and ...
Rancho Buena Vista was a 8,446-acre (34.18 km 2) Spanish land concession in the Salinas Valley, in present day Monterey County, California given in 1795 to Jose Maria Soberanes and Joaquin Castro. The grant was just south of Spreckels.
Salinas Founders Day is an annual event held since 1869, that celebrates the history of Salinas. The 2017 event was held at the Salinas Train Station Plaza in downtown Salinas, and included tours of the First Mayor's House and the Monterey and Salinas Valley Railroad Museum, music, and historical talks. [63]