Old Monterey Jail - Monterey, CA
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N 36° 35.858 W 121° 53.862
10S E 598594 N 4050803
The Old Monterey Jail is featured in John Steinbeck's Tortilla Flat.
Waymark Code: WMRKT2
Location: California, United States
Date Posted: 07/05/2016
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Many of John Steinbeck's books are centered in Monterey. One of those books is Tortilla Flat which is a story about a group of usually drunk but amiable "paesanos" who get themselves into a series of curious problems.
In one passage, Danny is put in the jail for a month.... and catches bedbugs...squashing them on the wall...and naming them after the members of the City Council. A sign is on display in one of the jail cells quoting this passage.
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Book Title: Trtilla Flats
First Year Published: 1935
Author's Name: John Steinbeck
Name of Waymarked Item: Old Monterey Jail
Location of Item: Monterey, CA
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Admission Price?: 0.00 (listed in local currency)
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