Courtesy of the Monterey County Free Libraries, Marina, CA Constitution images credit: The California State Archives 1850s 1859 David Jacks purchases 30,000 acres of modern-day Monterey area; residents respond with legal battle to reclaim land 1855 Point Pinos Lighthouse is lit in Pacific Grove 1849 March 8: Colton Hall opens 1850 February 18: County of Monterey is incorporated as an original California county Sheriff’s Office founded and remains one of the oldest law enforcement agencies in California 1850 California becomes 31st state in the Union
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