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3 unusual facts about Monterey County

Battle of Natividad

The Battle of the Natividad took place on November 16, 1846 in the Salinas Valley, in present day Monterey County, California, during the California Campaign of the Mexican–American War, between United States organized California militia and loyalist Mexican militia.

John J. McGrath

In 1932 he was elected to Congress as a Democrat, defeating incumbent Arthur M. Free in the 8th district, which ran from San Mateo County south across Santa Clara, Santa Cruz, and Monterey Counties.

Lathrop Brown

He was elected to the sheriff's posse of Monterey County in 1947 and was a member of committee to supervise the Graduate School of Public Administration of Harvard University in 1954 and 1955.

Marie D. Kassing is one of the founders of the Women's Crisis Center in Salinas, California, a founder of the National Organization for Women in Monterey, CA and has won the 1995 Outstanding Woman Honoree award in Monterey County, California.

Salinas Valley

Some of the largest employers in the area include: Dole Fresh Vegetable, the County of Monterey, and Salinas Valley Memorial Hospital.

Sitona californicus

In California the species were recorded between March 5, 1925 and February 1, 1926 at Monterey County, Carmel while in Arizona it was found in Pima county, Santa Rita Mountains.