Cambria - (Images of America) by Wayne Attoe (Paperback)

Number of Pages: 128
Genre: History
Sub-Genre: United States
Series Title: Images of America
Format: Paperback
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing (SC)
Age Range: Adult
Book theme: State & Local, West (AK, CA, CO, HI, ID, MT, NV, UT, WY)
Author: Wayne Attoe
Language: English

Book Synopsis

Located on the Pacific coast between San Francisco and Los Angeles, Cambria developed as a hub for lumbering, mining, whaling, and dairying in the 19th century. Situated in a pine forest and populated by immigrants from the eastern United States and numerous Swiss-Italians, it became the second largest town in San Luis Obispo County. When the railroad bypassed Cambria, the pace of life quieted for a time, and ranchers raised cattle for beef. But affordable automobiles and the construction of roads to the north and east turned the locale into a vacation destination. The cool climate, rugged cliffs, beaches, and signature Monterey pine forest brought a sizable new development called Cambria Pines. The opening of Hearst Castle as a state park assured Cambria's future as a tourist destination. The ways in which people have engaged with the local forest is a leitmotif in the account of these developments.