Carmel Valley Village is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Monterey County,California,United States. In 1946,Byington Ford and Tirey L. Ford Jr. developed the Carmel Valley Village,which included an airpark,shops,and homes. At the time of the 2020 census the CDP population was 4,524,up from 4,407 at the 2010 census. In November 2009,a majority of residents voted against incorporation.
Downieville is a census-designated place in and the county seat of Sierra County,California,United States. Downieville is on the North Fork of the Yuba River,at an elevation of 2,966 feet (904 m). The 2020 United States census reported Downieville's population was 290.
The Native Sons of the Golden West (NSGW) is a fraternal service organization founded in the U.S. state of California in 1875,dedicated to historic preservation and documentation of the state's historic structures and places,the placement of historic plaques,and other charitable functions in California. In 1890 the organization placed California's first marker honoring the discovery of gold,which gave rise to the state nickname,"The Golden State". U.S. President Richard M. Nixon and Chief Justice Earl Warren served terms as presidents of the NSGW.
The Market Street Railway Company was a commercial streetcar and bus operator in San Francisco. The company was named after the famous Market Street of that city,which formed the core of its transportation network. Over the years,the company was also known as the Market Street Railroad Company,the Market Street Cable Railway Company and the United Railroads of San Francisco. Once the largest transit operator in the city,the company folded in 1944 and its assets and services were acquired by the city-owned San Francisco Municipal Railway. Many of the former routes continue to exist into the 2020s,but served by buses.
Eugene Edward Schmitz,often referenced as "Handsome Gene" Schmitz,was an American musician,musical director,and politician. He was the 26th Mayor of San Francisco,who was in office during the 1906 San Francisco earthquake.
Patrick Calhoun was the grandson of John C. Calhoun and Floride Calhoun,and the great-grandson of his namesake Patrick Calhoun. He is best known as a railroad baron of the late 19th century,and as the founder of Euclid Heights,Ohio.
The House of the Four Winds, or La Casa de Los Vientos, is a historic adobe building located at 540 Calle Principal in Monterey,California. It was built by Thomas O. Larkin in 1834. The house acquired its named because of the weather vane on its hipped roof. The building was used as the first State of California Hall of Records. Today it is used as the clubhouse for the Monterey Civic Club. The building is listed as a California Historical Landmark #353.
Abraham Ruef was an American lawyer and politician. He gained notoriety as the corrupt political boss behind the administration of Mayor Eugene Schmitz of San Francisco during the period before and after the 1906 San Francisco earthquake.
This Committee of Fifty,sometimes referred to as Committee of Safety,Citizens' Committee of Fifty or Relief and Restoration Committee of Law and Order,was called into existence by Mayor Eugene Schmitz during the 1906 San Francisco earthquake. The Mayor invited civic leaders,entrepreneurs,newspaper men and politicians—but none of the members of the San Francisco Board of Supervisors—to participate in this committee in whose hands the civil administration of San Francisco would rest.
Francis Joseph Heney was an American lawyer,judge,and politician. Heney is known for killing an opposing plaintiff in self-defense and for being shot in the head by a prospective juror during the San Francisco graft trials. In 1891,while an attorney in Tucson,Arizona Territory,he defended the abused wife of John C. Handy. Handy attacked Heney,who shot and killed Handy. Heney later served as Attorney General of the Arizona Territory between 1893 and 1895. He was the chief prosecutor of the Oregon Land Fraud scandal from 1904 to 1910 and served as US District Attorney for the District of Oregon,from January 9 to December 3,1905. He prosecuted corrupt San Francisco politicians,from 1906 to 1908.
Lewis Francis Byington was an American lawyer,author,and Democratic politician who served on the San Francisco Board of Supervisors (1898–1900) and as District Attorney of San Francisco (1900–1905).
Albert Foster Jones was an American lawyer and Democratic politician who served in the California Senate from 1887 to 1890,for the Fourth district.
Lewis Byington Ford was a Monterey Peninsula real estate developer. He was a major force in developing Pebble Beach and Carmel Woods. Ford established the Carmel Valley Airport,the first airpark of its kind in the United States,and developed a nearby business district. He created the Carmel Realty Company,was a cartoonist,poloist,baseball player,coach in the Carmel Abalone League,and acted in and directed over 45 plays. Ford was a major part of the social circle and society leader in the Monterey Peninsula. His ancestry dates back to the French Huguenots.
The San Francisco graft trials were a series of attempts from 1905 to 1908 to prosecute members of the San Francisco Board of Supervisors,San Francisco Mayor Eugene Schmitz,attorney Abe Ruef,who were receiving bribes,and business owners who were paying the bribes. Political boss and attorney Ruef was at the center of the corruption,acting as attorney to Mayor Eugene Schmitz. He approved all contracts and received hundreds of thousands of dollars in payment from business owners,keeping a portion for himself and distributing the remainder to the Mayor and members of the Board of Supervisors.
Robert Lewis Byington was a Democratic politician who served on the Sierra County Board of Supervisors (1867–1870) and (1875–1877),and California State Assembly,24th District (1877–1878). Byington was one of the early pioneers of Sierra County,California. He was baptized as Robert Lewis Byington on August 27,1820,by Rev. Heman R. Timlow.
Carmel Valley Airfield was a privately owned airpark in Carmel Valley,California,from 1941 to 2002. The airport was later called the Carmel Valley Vintage Airfield. The California Historical Resources Commission voted to nominate the "Carmel Valley Vintage Airpark" (CVVA) as a State Historic Resource. The Commission found that development of the airport was important as it represented the "first airpark in the United States and in the world." The airfield closed due to noise and environmental concerns.
Tirey Lafayette Ford Jr. was an American businessman,aircraft pilot,vice president of Swayne &Hoyt steamship company,co-developed the Carmel Valley Airfield,Carmel Valley Village,and started the Insul-8 Corporation,which exists today as Conductix-Wampfler. His career in manufacturing,shipping,and aviation stretched more than fifty years.
Sherman Quarters, also known as Sherman Rose House is a historic adobe stone building located at 510 Calle Principal in Monterey,California. It was built by Thomas O. Larkin in 1834. It was the quarters for Lieutenant William Tecumseh Sherman in 1847. This building played a role in the U.S. military occupation of California after its seizure from Mexico during the Mexican–American War.
The Abalone League was an amateur baseball and softball club based in Carmel-by-the-Sea,California from 1921 through 1938. It was the first softball league in the Western United States. The League was incorporated on September 8,1927. The League was a Carmel focal point for many years. Early players included writers Jimmy Hopper and Harry Leon Wilson,actor Frank Sheridan,developer of Pebble Beach S. F. B. Morse,Philip Wilson,Sr.,of the Philip Wilson Building,and Fred and Harrison Godwin of the La Playa Hotel.
August "Gus" Englund was an American chief of police of Monterey,California,who served as Carmel-by-the-Sea's first police chief and one-man police department,dedicated to ensuring the safety and security of Carmel for nearly 20 years. Englund's life was marked by a series of adventures and contributions to law enforcement.
