Pacific Grove, California

Pacific Grove is a city on the southern edge of Monterey Bay, on the Central Coast of California, United States, in Monterey County. It had a population of 15,090 at the 2020 census. It is a popular tourist destination whose attractions include the Monarch Grove Sanctuary, the Asilomar Conference Center, the Pacific Grove Marine Gardens and Point Pinos Lighthouse. The region was historically inhabited by the Rumsen tribe of the Ohlone people, and under Mexican rule it was granted by Governor Jose Figueroa to the merchant Jose Abrego as part of Rancho Punta de Pinos in 1833. It developed into a notable fishing village after the Mexican-American War, and by 1875 the Pacific Improvement Company owned most of the area and founded the modern settlement as a Methodist retreat. Around the turn of the twentieth century it hosted a notable art colony.