Monterey County's North Coast and Coastal Valleys (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780738546773)

Fog billows gently across Monterey County's north coast, a white blanket tucked up against the hills of Aromas. Beneath its protective shroud, fishing boats gently rock, artichokes thrive, and shorebirds build nests along Elkhorn Slough. In this muffled landscape of fertile loam crisscrossed by sloughs, settlers built four distinct communities. Juan B. Castro subdivided his family's rancho to found Castroville, now known as the artichoke capital of the world. Captain Moss and Cato Vierra opened a port, a sea gate to a premier agricultural area. Moss Landing later hosted whalers, a salt works, canneries, and a power generation plant. John Porter's ranch was a safe haven for Chinese immigrants. Their apple-drying businesses spearheaded Pajaro's development as a central rail-shipping point with several produce-packing companies. Aromas pioneers judged their valley well suited for growing apricots. Drifts of white blossoms buried Aromas in spring, while summer's vistas were golden with trays of drying apricots.

Author: Margaret Clovis
ISBN-10: 0738546771
ISBN-13: 9780738546773
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing (SC)
Language: English
Published: 09/18/2006
Pages: 128
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.72lbs
Size: 9.28h x 6.54w x 0.38d

Review Citation(s):
Reference and Research Bk News 02/01/2008 pg. 72