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| Andrew Molera State Park | |
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 The beach in Andrew Molera State Park | |
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| Location | Monterey County, California, United States |
| Nearest city | Carmel-by-the-Sea, California |
| Coordinates | 36°17′N 121°50′W / 36.283°N 121.833°W |
| Area | 4,766 acres (19.29 km2) |
| Established | 1968 |
| Governing body | California Department of Parks and Recreation |
Andrew Molera State Park is a 4,800 acres (1,900 ha),[1] relatively undeveloped state park on the Big Sur coast of California, United States, preserving land as requested by former owner Frances Molera. Situated at the mouth of the Big Sur River, the property was part of the Rancho El Sur land grant, and later owned by Californio pioneer John Bautista Rogers Cooper and his descendants.[2] Cooper's grandchildren Andrew and Frances Molera inherited the property from their mother in 1918. Andrew popularized the artichoke in California in 1922, and died in 1931.[3] In 1965, Frances sold the property to The Nature Conservancy, stipulating that the park to be created should be named for her brother.[4]
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
redwoodswas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ "Andrew Molera SP". California State Parks. Retrieved July 4, 2022.
- ^ Ferrary, Jeanette (1971). "Artichokes". VIA Magazine. 173 (May/June 2000): 1195. Bibcode:1971Sci...173.1195W. doi:10.1126/science.173.4003.1195. PMID 17775206. Archived from the original on March 19, 2006. Retrieved November 29, 2011.
- ^ "Discover California State Parks in the Monterey Area" (PDF). California State Parks. Retrieved November 29, 2011.