The strength of historic Monterey are these walled gardens that one stumbles upon... This one belonged to Thomas Oliver Larkin (1802-1858), the first and only United States Consul to California when it was a far-flung foreign territory. That lasted for about four years until the Gold Rush brought California U.S. statehood in 1850.
Sunday, June 5, 2011
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