This past month I visited King City of Monterey County and the 1903 Southern Pacific Railroad Depot located in San Lorenzo Park. My visit to King City got me interested in plotting out the history of US Route 101 within the community. The history of US Route 101 in King City King City is a small City in Salinas Valley of southern Monterey County. King City had been settled in 1884 after Charles King acquired 13,000 acres of land from what was Rancho San Lorenzo. King City was originally known as Hog Town and was plotted as a large ranching community. By 1886 King City had a stop on the Southern Pacific Railroad and Post Office Service began in 1887. The Post Office adopted the name "King City" and the community began to grow approaching the start of the 20th Century. King City became large enough that the Southern Pacific Railroad constructed a large depot in 1903 which was located near the intersection of 1st Street and Broadway Street. ...
Because every road has a story.