Soledad’s history is
mostly unwritten
The public archives hold only 2 old photos of Soledad. The rest are in attics, shoeboxes and the historical society. Help start the collection.
The story
from WikipediaRead it all ↗The Chalon tribe of the Ohlone nation of indigenous Californians have inhabited the area around Soledad for thousands of years. The Paraíso Hot Springs, west of Soledad, had long been used by the Chalon.
Soledad's history as a settlement began in 1791, when the Spanish founded Mission Nuestra Señora de la Soledad, under the leadership of Padre Fermín de Lasuén. Alongside the Spanish and the Chalon, the Esselen and Yokuts people eventually came to reside in Soledad as well. However, unlike many other missions in California, Soledad did not initially develop into a town outside of the mission.
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Timeline
built from the dates on the items belowStart Soledad’s collection
The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Soledad’s history is told.
1 of 10 decades since 1900 have photos 🔁Retake an old viewAMTK 530 with the westbound Coast…, 1981: stand where they stood+15 📦Share a family photoSign in to add one+10Famous people close to Soledad
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Soledad, decade by decade
1990s
CommonsPeak of the2018
CommonsGene Martin Stadium2013
CommonsLooking West towards Big Sur Which resides on the other sid…2012
CommonsIts happening in soledad california 20082008
CommonsSoledad citylimits2007
CommonsOrganicfarmsoledad2007
CommonsOrganicfarmsoledad (cropped)2007
CommonsItshappeninginsoledad2007
CommonsSoledad Community Library Sign 20042004
CommonsFrom train window in Salinas Valley20032 historic places in Soledad
2 places in Soledad are on the National Register of Historic Places, the country’s official list of buildings and places worth saving.
Where they are
When they were listed
Then & now
No then-and-now pairs yet. Take a photo from the same spot as AMTK 530 with the westbound Coast Starlight near Harlem, CA in February 1981 (1981) and it appears here side by side.
🔁 Retake this view · +15Stories next door
nearby towns’ historyFrom Wikimedia Commons (12). Images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.