CHAPTER I about A Ping Paradise R)49 Parifir ®rour A Out of the old historic Monterey on the road that shirts the rocky cli#8 and sandy beaches stretching along the bay lies Pacific Grove. iround you is a forest of pine. The,e are gravel roads that lead you on its thoroughfares; there ale looodland trails that track its plazas. 11>e coast is broken and picturesque; sandy beaches lie scattered below as you wander along the clifs; and as your eye rests upon the glusy waters, it B more suggestive of a placid lake than a part of the old ocean so fuu of stTOng and majestic polver; and as you stand on the sands and look a,Day over its blue 'waten, the breakers rollsoftly at your feet, andin language of beautifulinter- pretation express their name as they bring you Peace. -DEL MONTE WAVE, 1886 "What's in a name?" once asked Shakespeare. The answer to "Why Pacific Grove?" features the idea of the distinctive characteristics of Pacific Grove, tends to be somewhat odd, and is the story of a town-pattern uniquely different from that used by other small towns founded in California during the middle 70's. During those years settlements sprang up under the pressure of local economic and social need. But not Pacific Grove. Its objective was fundamentally religious. The community was established and in the words of its motto "Dedicated to God." Pacific Grove is because Monterey toas. Monterey was there first. There seemed to be no need for another center two miles away in a region so seantily populated. Monterey, the capital dur- ing the Spanish and Mexican regimes of Alta California, drew people from all parts of the world. The frontier history of Mon- terey with her conflicts, adventures, and growth is the frontier history of her adjoining grove. The smoke of battle in Monterey penetrated into the woods of Pacific Grove. The Indians of Mon- terey left their arrowheads on the dunes of Pacific Grove, and the THIS IS A HISTORY of a unique community that grew into a beautiful city of homes, a city not originally established because of commercial needs or industrial purposes nor as a sporting recreational center by the sea, but inspired rather by a devout religious faith which it has retained since the first: Methodist camp meeting was held in the pines near Monterey. The title, "A Piney Paradise by Monterey Bay," implies more than merely a genial location. The founders dreamed of another Paradise, one not made with hands. Here was a place apart where they could worship in a quiet grove-one of-"God's first temples"-and live their faith undisturbed. The influence of their dream pervaded the place and set the tone and determined the character of the first village and the city that now is. All this and more is found in this fascinating book. The author of this historical narrative, Lucy Neely McLane, has brought to the work a broad training as a literary research scholar and rich experience as a college and university professor, author, and poet. She tells the story of Pacific Grove with scrupulous attention to facts and details and personalities and with discriminating insight and a sympathetic understanding of events, of motive and influence of individuals and community groups that have made Pacific Grove a unique city. Miss McLane writes without flourish or studied embellishment in a simple, delightful prose style approaching at times the rhythm of poetry. Here is a book worthy of more than local concern. It should appeal to every- body interested in American history, in the early days of California, and in the development of a quaint and distinctive community and city. LEE EMERSON BASSE'rT Piofessor Emeritus of Stanford University SELDOM do we have the opportunity of seeing such a vivid and charming picture of the Pacific Grove we knew during our vacations in the eighteen nineties. Lucy Neely McLane has labored some fifteen years procuring data for "A Piney Paradise." Original sources from documents in the Library of Congress, from archives of the Methodist Church, from family albums and letters, and from hundreds of columns of newspapers, have yielded material for this beautiful documentary narrative. The story is written in a most pleasing manner. Many an old incident related will bring memories now almost forgotten, and many an old photograph, never before reproduced, is used to illustrate the book. Lucy Neely McLane has done a splendid piece of work. The people of Cali- fornia, whether or not they have visited Pacific Grove, now have an opportunity to procure a real addition to their libraries. 1 THOMAS W NORRIS, P,efident Monterey Iiisto,y & Art Association , OCR Text: CHAPTER I about A Ping Paradise R)49 Parifir ®rour A Out of the old historic Monterey on the road that shirts the rocky cli#8 and sandy beaches stretching along the bay lies Pacific Grove. iround you is a forest of pine. The,e are gravel roads that lead you on its thoroughfares; there ale looodland trails that track its plazas. 11>e coast is broken and picturesque; sandy beaches lie scattered below as you wander along the clifs; and as your eye rests upon the glusy waters, it B more suggestive of a placid lake than a part of the old ocean so fuu of stTOng and majestic polver; and as you stand on the sands and look a,Day over its blue 'waten, the breakers rollsoftly at your feet, andin language of beautifulinter- pretation express their name as they bring you Peace. -DEL MONTE WAVE, 1886 "What's in a name?" once asked Shakespeare. The answer to "Why Pacific Grove?" features the idea of the distinctive characteristics of Pacific Grove, tends to be somewhat odd, and is the story of a town-pattern uniquely different from that used by other small towns founded in California during the middle 70's. During those years settlements sprang up under the pressure of local economic and social need. But not Pacific Grove. Its objective was fundamentally religious. The community was established and in the words of its motto "Dedicated to God." Pacific Grove is because Monterey toas. Monterey was there first. There seemed to be no need for another center two miles away in a region so seantily populated. Monterey, the capital dur- ing the Spanish and Mexican regimes of Alta California, drew people from all parts of the world. The frontier history of Mon- terey with her conflicts, adventures, and growth is the frontier history of her adjoining grove. The smoke of battle in Monterey penetrated into the woods of Pacific Grove. The Indians of Mon- terey left their arrowheads on the dunes of Pacific Grove, and the THIS IS A HISTORY of a unique community that grew into a beautiful city of homes, a city not originally established because of commercial needs or industrial purposes nor as a sporting recreational center by the sea, but inspired rather by a devout religious faith which it has retained since the first: Methodist camp meeting was held in the pines near Monterey. The title, "A Piney Paradise by Monterey Bay," implies more than merely a genial location. The founders dreamed of another Paradise, one not made with hands. Here was a place apart where they could worship in a quiet grove-one of-"God's first temples"-and live their faith undisturbed. The influence of their dream pervaded the place and set the tone and determined the character of the first village and the city that now is. All this and more is found in this fascinating book. The author of this historical narrative, Lucy Neely McLane, has brought to the work a broad training as a literary research scholar and rich experience as a college and university professor, author, and poet. She tells the story of Pacific Grove with scrupulous attention to facts and details and personalities and with discriminating insight and a sympathetic understanding of events, of motive and influence of individuals and community groups that have made Pacific Grove a unique city. Miss McLane writes without flourish or studied embellishment in a simple, delightful prose style approaching at times the rhythm of poetry. Here is a book worthy of more than local concern. It should appeal to every- body interested in American history, in the early days of California, and in the development of a quaint and distinctive community and city. LEE EMERSON BASSE'rT Piofessor Emeritus of Stanford University SELDOM do we have the opportunity of seeing such a vivid and charming picture of the Pacific Grove we knew during our vacations in the eighteen nineties. Lucy Neely McLane has labored some fifteen years procuring data for "A Piney Paradise." Original sources from documents in the Library of Congress, from archives of the Methodist Church, from family albums and letters, and from hundreds of columns of newspapers, have yielded material for this beautiful documentary narrative. The story is written in a most pleasing manner. Many an old incident related will bring memories now almost forgotten, and many an old photograph, never before reproduced, is used to illustrate the book. Lucy Neely McLane has done a splendid piece of work. The people of Cali- fornia, whether or not they have visited Pacific Grove, now have an opportunity to procure a real addition to their libraries. 1 THOMAS W NORRIS, P,efident Monterey Iiisto,y & Art Association , Heritage Society of Pacific Grove,Historical Collections,Names of People about town,E through F File names,L through M File Names,McLane,MCLANE_006.pdf,MCLANE_006.pdf 1 Page 1, Tags: MCLANE_006.PDF, MCLANE_006.pdf 1 Page 1