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Salinas combines agricultural roots with an urban county-seat role in a way that reflects its position in California’s fertile Salinas Valley. Set inland from Monterey Bay, the city developed as a service and trading center for one of the state’s foremost vegetable-growing regions, where lettuce, broccoli and other crops underpin the local economy. Salinas is the seat of Monterey County, and its broad downtown street grid concentrates civic buildings, shops and everyday traffic. It is also the birthplace of writer John Steinbeck, whose novels drew deeply on the valley’s farm labor and social divisions; the National Steinbeck Center in downtown Salinas is dedicated to his life and work. The Gabilan Range rises east of the valley, while the Santa Lucia Mountains form its western side.
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Few cities in California have a history as closely tied to irrigated agriculture as Salinas. Set in the broad Salinas Valley between the Gabilan Range and the Santa Lucia Mountains, it is part of a major farming district that sends vegetables to markets across the United States. The Salinas River follows the valley toward Monterey Bay, while the Pacific coast lies west of the city. Salinas is also the birthplace of novelist John Steinbeck, and the National Steinbeck Center examines the writer and the region that informed much of his work. Downtown civic life unfolds alongside the working rhythms of an agricultural center. Browse additional webcams from the surrounding area to extend your view of the Salinas Valley.
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