NoeHill Travels in California
Monterey County Points of Interest
Old Fisherman's Wharf in the background.
22 November 2012
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Sloat's Landing
Monterey Bay Coastal Trail
Monterey
Monterey Bay Coastal Trail
Monterey
Sloat's Landing
On this spot on July 7, 1846, U.S. Marines and Sailors landed and raised the American flag over the Custom House which stands before you. Mexico and the United States were at war. American forces landing in Monterey claimed 600,000 square miles for the United States.