Cannon Road is a short two-mile rural connector to US Route 101 in western San Benito County. This seemingly insignificant roadway passes through the thickest part of what was once known as the St. Francis Eucalyptus Grove. Said grove was planted by the Forestry Corporation between 1907-1913 and was actively maintained until at least the 1930s. The St. Francisc Grove in recent decades has largely grown wild and was culled along US Route 101 in 2024 after dying trees began to fall onto the highway. Part 1; the history of the Cannon Road and the St. Francis Eucalyptus Grove Cannon Road is a short two-mile rural roadway which begins at Anzar Road and extended south to US Route 101 (also California State Route 156) near San Juan Bautista. Traditionally Cannon Road has been one of many minor roads between Prunedale and Gilroy which has had at-grade connections to modern US Route 101. Planting of Eucalyptus trees began in the area around Chittenden P...
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