Del Monte, California

Del Monte
District of Monterey, California
Del Monte

Location in California

Coordinates: 36°36′03″N 121°52′09″W / 36.60083°N 121.86917°W / 36.60083; -121.86917Coordinates: 36°36′03″N 121°52′09″W / 36.60083°N 121.86917°W / 36.60083; -121.86917
Country United States
State California
County Monterey County
City Monterey
Elevation[1] 16 ft (5 m)

Del Monte (also, Delmonte) is a formerly unincorporated community in Monterey County, California, now a part of the city of Monterey, California.[1] It is located in the east part of Monterey,[2] at an elevation of 16 feet (5 m).[1]

History

The name came from the former luxury resort Hotel Del Monte (now the Naval Postgraduate School). Charles Crocker, one of California's big four railroad barons, established the resort through Southern Pacific Railroad's property division, Pacific Improvement Company. The first hotel was completed in 1880, with a nearby depot on Monterey Bay. The Del Monte included the hotel, parkland, polo grounds, and golf course. The property extended south and southeast of the hotel and included gardens, parkland, polo grounds, race track, and golf course. The Del Monte development also included a scenic drive from the hotel to another portion of the resort, Pebble Beach, on the Monterey Peninsula. A portion of that drive is preserved as 17-mile drive.

The Delmonte post office operated at the Hotel Del Monte from 1882 to 1883.[2] The Del Monte post office opened in 1901, closed for a period in 1911, and closed for good in 1951.[2]

The City of Monterey annexed Del Monte in 1948.[3]

Del Monte is Spanish for "of the woods" or "in the woods".[4]

Government

In the California State Legislature, Del Monte is in the 17th Senate District, represented by Democrat Bill Monning, and in the 29th Assembly District, represented by Democrat Mark Stone.[5]

In the United States House of Representatives, Del Monte is in California's 20th congressional district, represented by Democrat Sam Farr[6]

References

  1. 1 2 3 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Del Monte, California
  2. 1 2 3 Durham, David L. (1998). California's Geographic Names: A Gazetteer of Historic and Modern Names of the State. Clovis, Calif.: Word Dancer Press. p. 891. ISBN 1-884995-14-4.
  3. ↑ McKibben, Carol (2012). Racial Beachhead: Diversity and Democracy in a Military Town. Stanford, California: Stanford University Press. ISBN 9780804776998. Retrieved November 9, 2014.
  4. ↑ Gudde, Erwin G. (1969). California Place Names. Berkeley, CA: University of California Press. pp. 208–209. Retrieved April 2014.
  5. ↑ "Statewide Database". UC Regents. Retrieved February 11, 2015.
  6. ↑ "California's 20th Congressional District - Representatives & District Map". Civic Impulse, LLC. Retrieved September 24, 2014.
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