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The Inside Story on Why There's an Eagle on Top of the Monument at the Lower Presidio in Monterey - Just one of the fascinating stops on the VoiceMap Monterey Driving Tour

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by Bob Hamilton 02/28/2022
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A very special stop on the Voicemap Monterey Driving Tour is the beautiful Lower Presidio.  At the top of the hill overlooking the park is the “Sloat Monument” dedicated to John B. Sloat who was the captain of the ship that captured (not a shot fired, but, that’s a story for another time) Monterey for the United States.  This monument was built and a sculptor was commissioned in San Francisco to build a statue of Sloat pointing down to the Ameri...

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Something Fun and Safe this weekend? Take our Voicemap tour of Monterey!

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by Bob Hamilton 10/02/2020
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If you want to do something fun and safe this weekend take our VoiceMap Driving tour...start at Home Depot and we'll guide you step by step down del Monte to the Adobes, Fishermans Wharf, the Presidio and then through Cannery Row to the Aquarium...Quick stories that bring it all to life as you travel...I like the fact that you go at your own speed, pausing and resuming as you go..the tour takes 75 minutes but you can make it last all day with so...
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Tags: monterey, cannery row, presidio, fishermans wharf, san carlos, colton hall, alvarado, del monte beach