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King City, CaliforniaKing City straddles the Salinas River in southern Monterey County in Central California. Its official name is "The City of King,"for it's founder, Charles H. King (1842-1910) in 1886 Samuel Hamilton (1830-1904), John Steinbecks grandfather settled in the King City in the early 1870's John Ernst Steinbecks (1863-1935) father of novelist John Steinbeck (1902-1968), settled here in 1890, as the first agent for Southern Pacific Milling Company that had constructed a grain warehouse Steinbeck, met his wife, Olive Hamilton (1867-1934). John Steinbeck used his mothers family the Hamilton in his book East of Eden Photos Monterey County 28,000 ![]() View Looking down Broadway King City, Cal. from the railroad station, Railroad Exchange Hotel on the left and the Hotel Camino Real King City Meddaugh Photo No. 9 Circa 1908 CV # 91-011-0048 |
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