Carmel Valley’s story is
mostly unwritten
The public archives hold only 3 old photos of Carmel Valley. The rest are in attics, shoeboxes and the historical society. Help start the collection.
The story
from WikipediaRead it all ↗The earliest archaeological findings show that Carmel Valley had two separate tribes, the Esselens that lived in Upper Carmel Valley and the Rumsens lived from Mid-Carmel Valley to the mouth of Carmel Valley.
The mouth of Carmel Valley where the Carmel River runs into Carmel Bay was observed by Spanish explorer Sebastián Vizcaíno shortly before he landed in Monterey Bay in December 1602. He wrote about visiting the river on January 3, 1603, but greatly exaggerated its proportions, confusing later explorers. Vizcaino named it El Rio del Carmelo, likely because his voyage was accompanied by three Carmelite friars.
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Timeline
built from the dates on the items belowStart Carmel Valley’s collection
The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Carmel Valley’s history is told.
2 of 10 decades since 1900 have photos 🔁Retake an old viewCarmel Valley Barn, 1897: stand where they stood+15 📦Share a family photoSign in to add one+10Carmel Valley, decade by decade
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Then & now
No then-and-now pairs yet. Take a photo from the same spot as Carmel Valley Barn (1897) and it appears here side by side.
🔁 Retake this view · +15Stories next door
nearby towns’ historyFrom Wikimedia Commons (6). Images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.