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City Lands Sold

1859  City Lands Sold  David Jacks acquired 30,000 acres of City of Monterey lands for $1,002.50 and became the most prosperous land baron in the city's history. He was immortalized not with a...

1859 

City Lands Sold 

David Jacks acquired 30,000 acres of City of 
Monterey lands for $1,002.50 and became the most 
prosperous land baron in the city's history. He was 
immortalized not with a statues, but through Jacks 
Peak, Jacks Park and Monterey Jack Cheese.

A dissenting opinion from the Monterey County Historical Museum.

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