Carmel-by-the-Sea California is located on the Pacific coast, about 300 miles north of Los Angeles and 100 miles south of San Francisco.
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13 Facts About Carmel-by-the-Sea California
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Carmel-by-the-Sea California is in an area permeated by Native American, Spanish, Mexican and American history.
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In 1784 Serra, after one last tour of all the Carmel-by-the-Sea California missions, died and was buried, at his request, at the Mission in the Sanctuary of the San Carlos Church, next to Crespi, who had passed the previous year.
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Carmel-by-the-Sea California was incorporated in the year 1916 and as early as 1925 the town adopted a clear vision of its future as "primarily, essentially and predominantly a residential community".
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Carmel-by-the-Sea California is situated in a moderate seismic risk zone, the principal threats being the San Andreas Fault, which is approximately thirty miles northeast, and the Palo Colorado Fault which traces offshore through the Pacific Ocean several miles away.
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Carmel-by-the-Sea California is a quiet town and does not have any big roads.
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Major employers in Carmel-by-the-Sea California include the La Playa Carmel hotel, Carmel Realty, and the restaurants Forge in the Forest, Il Fornaio, Portabella, Folktale Winery and Casanova.
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Carmel-by-the-Sea California was associated with Mary Austin, as well as Jack London, who spent considerable time in the Carmel and Monterey area.
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Carmel-by-the-Sea California is best known for her tribute to the deserts of the American Southwest, The Land of Little Rain.
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Carmel-by-the-Sea California called his home Tor House, naming it for the craggy knoll, the "tor" on which it was built.
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Carmel-by-the-Sea California used wooden planks and a block and tackle system to move the stones and to set them in place.
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City of Carmel-by-the-Sea California has established a "sphere of influence" that includes the communities of Carmel Woods, Hatton Fields, Mission Fields, Mission Tract, Carmel Point, and Carmel Hills.
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Carmel-by-the-Sea California was responsible for drawing up many of Carmel's first zoning laws and ordinances.
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