Frequently Asked Questions
about Carmel-by-the-Sea
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Q. When was Carmel-by-the-Sea incorporated?
A. October 31, 1916
Q. Who was the first mayor?
A. A.P. Fraser
Q. Who is the current mayor?
A. Sue McCloud (2000- )
Q. When was Clint Eastwood the mayor of Carmel-by-the-Sea?
A. 1986-1988
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Q. What is the population of Carmel-by-the-Sea?
A. In 1999 it was 4,580
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Q. What is the elevation of Carmel-by-the-Sea?
A. 211.87 feet
Q. What is the longitude/latitude of Carmel-by-the-Sea?
A. 36° 30 min N and 121°45 min W
Q. What is the average temperature and yearly rainfall rate?
A. 62 degrees Fahrenheit and 16 inches per year.
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Q. Which Native American tribes lived in the Carmel area at the time of the Spanish colonization?
A. Rumsien and Esselen Indians (often grouped with the larger designation,
Costanoan, from Spanish for coastal peoples).
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Q. When was Carmel founded?
A. In 1602/03 Sebastian Viscaino named the river El Rio Carmelo in honor of the Carmelite fathers who were his chaplains and because the terrain reminded the fathers of Mount Carmel and the hills of Galilee.
Q. When was the Carmel Mission founded?
A. In 1771, Father Junipero Serra erected a cross near the Carmel River to designate the site for the Mission San Carlos
Borromeo. The mission was completed in 1797.
Q. When did restoration begin of the Carmel Mission?
A. 1932
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Q. When was Carmel-by-the-Sea founded?
A. In 1888 when Santiago Duckworth acquired 324 acres of Las Manzanitas Ranch from Honore
Escolle. It was later named Carmel City then became Carmel-by-the-Sea.
Q. When did Carmel-by-the-Sea begin to develop?
A. In 1900, when Frank Devendorf and Frank Powers acquired the land from Santiago Duckworth.
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Q. When did the Bohemians first move to Carmel-by-the-Sea?
A. In 1905 poet George Sterling and his wife Carrie arrived in Carmel. The Arts & Crafts Club was established and in 1906 the earthquake in San Francisco left many artists & authors homeless. Carmel beckoned to them as a beautiful, quiet and inexpensive haven. Amongst the Bohemians were Mary Austin, Arnold
Genthe, James Hopper, Upton Sinclair, and Sinclair Lewis.
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Q. When did poet Robinson Jeffers settle in Carmel?
A. In 1914, with wife Una.
Q. When did the Carmel Art Association and the Carmel Music’s Society form?
A. 1927
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Q. When was the first Bach Festival held?
A. In 1935 and it was managed by Dene Denny and Hazel Watrous.
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January, 2006
