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. It is a

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cemetery.

History

Burials started in 1832, two years prior to becoming an official cemetery and there are some unmarked graves. In 1939, the eastern land of the Monterey City Cemetery (or Cementerio El Encinal) was combined to increase the space. The remains of many of the early local families are at San Carlos Cemetery, and it ranges from prominent

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and European settlers, including working-class Sicilians (many worked in the local fishing industry); as well as immigrant families from China, the Philippines, and Japan. In 1944, a local named Harry Downie led the town to repair

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, and he built two 20-ft tall religious crosses (nicknamed the ''Portola Crespi crosses'') to replace the missing originals. In 1969, marking the 100th anniversary of the

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, one of the cross was moved and installed on Del Monte Beach, public land. In 2009, the cross was vandalized and the

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threatened a lawsuit; as a result the cross was moved to San Carlos Cemetery.

Notable interments

* Ed Burns (1887–1942), professional baseball player * Honoré Escolle (1832–1895), French businessman, and landowner in Monterey County *

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(1891–1957), professional golfer * Charles O. Goold (1871–1931), pioneer businessman, banker, landholder, and civic leader * Dorothy Kingsley (1909–1997), screenplay writer, who worked in film, radio and television. * Elsie Whitaker Martinez (1890–1984), an artists

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* Louis S. Slevin (1878–1945), photographer * Charles Warren Stoddard (1843–1909), author and editor

References

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History

Notable interments

See also

References