Pebble Beach, California

Pebble Beach
Unincorporated place
The Lone Cypress, an icon of the region, as seen from 17-Mile Drive
The Lone Cypress, an icon of the region, as seen from 17-Mile Drive
Pebble Beach is located in California
Pebble Beach
Pebble Beach
Location in Monterey Peninsula
Coordinates: 36°33′59″N 121°56′48″W / 36.56639°N 121.94667°W / 36.56639; -121.94667
CountryUnited States
StateCalifornia
CountyMonterey
Rancho Pescadero (Barreto)Established early 19th Century
Elevation
0 ft (0 m)
Time zoneUTC−8 (Pacific)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−7 (PDT)
ZIP code
93953
Area code831
GNIS feature ID230455

Pebble Beach is an unincorporated community on the Monterey Peninsula in Monterey County, California, United States. The small coastal residential community of mostly single-family homes is notable as a resort destination, and the home of several golf courses. Nonresidents are charged a toll to use 17-Mile Drive, the main road through Pebble Beach.

History

Pebble Beach was originally a rocky cove and seashore that was once part of the Rancho Pescadero Mexican land grant. In the 1850s, Chinese immigrants formed a series of fishing settlements along Carmel Bay including one at Stillwater Cove, next to Pebble Beach. They collected abalone and various fish. In 1860, businessman David Jacks bought the Rancho, then sold it in 1880 to the Pacific Improvement Company.

References

  1. ↑ "Pebble Beach". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved December 29, 2014.
  2. ↑ Kemp, Jonathan (2010). "Chinese Start Monterey Fishing Industry". Monterey County Historical Society. Retrieved July 10, 2011.
  3. ↑ Fink, Augusta (2000). Monterey County: The Dramatic Story of its Past. Valley Publishers. p. 130-131. Retrieved 2024-08-12.

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