Month: April 2014
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Guillermo Wagner Granizo: Making “The Monterey Mural”
A History of Monterey by Guillermo Wagner Granizo The Monterey Mural (All photos by author. Click on photo to enlarge. Close-up views and descriptions follow below.) During the renovation of the Monterey Conference Center “The Monterey Mural” was removed, tile by tile, and stored away. The mural was recently re-installed near its former location. The…
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“Sloat’s Landing”: The Events of July 7, 1846
“Sloat’s Landing”: The Events of July 7, 1846 The United States was a strong, brash nation in 1846. During the previous fifty years the country had obtained a vast territory from France, asserting itself once and for all against the British and establishing the border with Canada. Forced resettlement of indigenous populations cleared the…