Springtown, California
Springtown | |
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Coordinates: 36°38′41″N 121°39′52″W / 36.64472°N 121.66444°W[1] | |
Country | United States |
State | California |
County | Monterey County |
Elevation | 52 ft (16 m) |
GNIS feature ID | 221451 |
Springtown (formerly, Confederate Corners)[2] is an unincorporated community in Monterey County, California, United States.[1]
History
Originally Springtown or Spring Town, the place was named Confederate Corners after some Southerners settled there in the late 1860s.[2] The early settlement included a general store and a wagon-making factory.[3]
In the 1960s, it was considered that the community should become a retirement community.[4]
The place is the inspiration for the fictional small town "Rebel Corners" in John Steinbeck's novel The Wayward Bus. It is located 2 miles (3.2 km) south-southwest of Salinas, at the corner of California State Route 68 and Hitchcock Road.[2]
Name change
In 2017 a local campaign was started to rename the area. The Monterey County Board of Supervisors voted in support of the name change.[5]
In 2018, the
Government
At the county level, Springtown is represented on the Monterey County Board of Supervisors by Supervisor Jane Parker.[7]
In the
In the United States House of Representatives, Springtown is in California's 18th congressional district, represented by Democrat Zoe Lofgren.[9]
References
- ^ a b c "Springtown". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ ISBN 1-884995-14-4.
- ^ Alexander, Kurtis (August 19, 2017). "Residents of Confederate Corners near Salinas say the name is history". San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved January 3, 2019.
- ^ "Fun for the Family". winetrails. Retrieved May 18, 2020.
- ^ Rubin, Sara. "Feds change the name of Confederate Corners on Highway 68 to Springtown". Monterey County Weekly. Retrieved May 18, 2020.
- ^ Adami, Chelcey (May 18, 2018). "Salinas' Confederate Corners renamed Springtown". The Salinas Californian. Retrieved May 21, 2018.
- ^ "About the Monterey County Supervisors & their Districts". Retrieved July 10, 2015.
- ^ "Statewide Database". UC Regents. Retrieved February 11, 2015.
- ^ "California's 18th Congressional District - Representatives & District Map". Civic Impulse, LLC. Retrieved February 21, 2023.