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The Whalers Cabin near Carmel-by-the-Sea, California, is a historic building that is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. It is located in what is now Point Lobos State Natural Reserve, four miles south of Carmel. The cabin was built in the 1850s to house Japanese and Chinese fishermen.
Point Lobos features a number of hiking trails, many alongside the ocean, and a smaller number of beaches. The historic Whalers Cabin, built by Chinese fishermen and later used by Japanese and Portuguese fishermen, is now a museum. Point Lobos nearly became the site of a town. In 1896, the Carmelo Land and Coal Company subdivided the land into ...
Point Sur Lighthouse at the Point Sur State Historic Park – lighthouse on the Big Sur coastline of Monterey County Samuel M. Black House – an historic Queen Anne home in Salinas, notable for its degree of preservation, and for the preservation of the original plans for the house drawn by architect W. H. Weeks .
Whalers Cabin: May 9, 2007 : Point Lobos State Natural Reserve, 4 mi (6.4 km) S of Carmel: Carmel-by-the-Sea: Cabin whose site may yield evidence of an early ethnic community established around 1850 by either Portuguese whalers or Chinese fishermen.
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In 1862, Antonio Victorine, a Portuguese whaler from the Azores, arrived at Point Lobos, following the whale population. Other whaler's from the Azores followed him. Some built cabins on land east of Point Lobos, and old houses on the ranch property still bear Portuguese names, like Victorine and Morales. [14] [15]
The Monterey Bay Coastal Recreation Trail (or Monterey Bay Coastal Trail for short) is a trail that runs along the coast of the Monterey Bay.It stretches for 18 miles, between Castroville, California and Pacific Grove, California, and passes several tourist attractions along the way, including Cannery Row, the Monterey Bay Aquarium, and Fisherman's Wharf.
As of May 2018, access is restricted on a limited permit system. [ 4 ] [ 5 ] Due to a limited right-of-way and limitations imposed by the California Coastal Commission, only 21 access permits are available daily, 13 for the Highway 1 entrance, and eight permits at the entrance from the South Bank Trail south of the Carmel River.