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Country
  
United States

County
  
Monterey County

Local time
  
Thursday 11:38 AM

State
  
California

Elevation
  
14 m

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13°C, Wind W at 13 km/h, 61% Humidity

Old Hilltown (formerly, Hill Town) is an unincorporated community in Monterey County, California. It is located on the north side of the Salinas River 3 miles (4.8 km) south-southwest of Salinas on California State Route 68, at an elevation of 46 feet (14 m). The name is from James Bryant Hill, one of the first settler in the area. The first European land exploration of Alta California, the Spanish Portolá expedition, camped on the Salinas River in this vicinity on September 30, 1769, having followed the river from the south for several days. From this camp, the scouts went out to survey the route ahead and saw Monterey Bay for the first time. Unsure whether the point they could see at the southern end of the bay was the "Point of Pines" described by Sebastian Vizcaino in 1602, Portola decided that the party should investigate.

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Map of Old Hilltown, CA 93908, USA

Hill Town was established at a ford of the Salinas River called Paso del Quinto. Hill Town was the site of one of the first ferries on the Salinas River. The ferry operated until 1889 when a bridge was built across the river. The site is now registered as California Historical Landmark #560.

Government

At the county level, Old Hilltown is represented on the Monterey County Board of Supervisors by Supervisor Dave Potter.

In the California State Senate, Old Hilltown is split between the 19th Senate District, represented by Democrat Hannah-Beth Jackson, and the 20th Senate District, represented by Democrat Connie Leyva. In the California State Assembly, it is split between the 29th Assembly District, represented by Democrat Mark Stone, and the 30th Assembly District, represented by Democrat Anna Caballero.

In the United States House of Representatives, Hilltown is in California's 20th congressional district, represented by Democrat Jimmy Panetta

References

Old Hilltown, California Wikipedia