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Soledad is a city in Monterey County, California, United States.〔 Soledad is located southeast of Salinas, at an elevation of 190 feet (58 m).〔 The population was 25,738 at the 2010 census. The town is located near the Spanish mission, Mission Nuestra Señora de la Soledad (the mission of Our Lady of Solitude), founded October 9, 1791 by Fermín Francisco de Lasuén, the 13th of 21 missions in California. The town's name comes from the mission. Soledad is seated at the heart of one of the most economically productive and technologically advanced agricultural regions in the world; hence, the Salinas Valley name, "Salad Bowl of the World". Agricultural companies working out of this region include: Dole Fresh Vegetables, Tanimura & Antle Fresh Foods, Taylor Farms, D'Arrigo Bros. Inc and Mann Packing Inc. Soledad is located in one of the primary wine grape growing regions of California with over twenty vineyards and wineries within a thirty mile radius, several of which have tasting rooms and offer a wide selection of wines for sale. Some of the vineyards and wineries located nearby are Chalone, Scheid, Paraiso Vineyards, Pisoni Vineyards, Hahn Estate, San Saba, J.Lohr, Kendall-Jackson, Ventana, Hess Select, Estancia, The Michaud Vineyard, and Graff Family Vineyards. ==History== The original community of Soledad was founded as a Spanish mission October 9, 1791 by Fermín Lasuén, and founded under the rule of the Viceroyalty of New Spain (''Virreinato de Nueva España'') 1535 to 1821. The Soledad post office opened in 1869.〔 The current community of Soledad in 1874 had a few buildings and shops. The two main streets were named Front and Main. In 1886, land was subdivided into lots and sold by its owners, the Munras family. In the late 1880s the Southern Pacific Railroad laid rails and began serving the area. In 1898 Fort Romie was founded a few miles north of the mission and west of the city. San Vicente School was built in 1913 forming the Soledad School District. The City, a general law city, incorporated in March 1921〔 with a City Council/City Manager form of government. The city's name comes from the mission Mission Nuestra Señora de la Soledad.〔 Soledad is used as a backdrop in John Steinbeck's novel ''Of Mice and Men'' 1937, an emotional novel about two close financially failing friends of opposite personalities who must farm others land to make what meager living they can, always dreaming for their own personal property. One of the most important themes of the novel is loneliness, which is likely one of the reason why Soledad was chosen as the setting, as ''soledad'' is Spanish for 'solitude'. Soledad has been rocked by the great 1906 San Francisco earthquake and the Loma Prieta earthquake in 1989. The Soledad Prison was three miles (5 km) north of the city until annexed in 1992. It was built in 1946 and currently has an operating budget of $245 million. The infamous "Nortenos" gang was founded in 1968 along with Nuestra Familia crime syndicate in the Soledad Prison. Most of the members became FBI informants to bring the nuestra familia crime syndicate apart. Due to this the "Norteno" association has been dealt a severe blow to their structure, resulting in the weakening of their units. In May 1996 the Salinas Valley State Prison was opened at a cost of $236 million, with an annual operating budget of $60 million. Currently as of 2007 the annual operating budget has risen to $177 million yearly. On April 28, 2009, a tour bus transporting 34 French tourists flipped over at an overpass on Soledad's north entrance. At least five passengers were killed, one of whom fell over the bridge onto the railroad tracks beneath it.〔http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/30464222/〕 Soledad's slogan was "It's happening in Soledad" was used until 2013 when "Gateway to the Pinnacles" was introduced. In July 2015, Ghost Adventures filmed an episode for three days at the infamously haunted Los Coches adobe. The city is hoping it will create national attention and could be made into a tourist destination. The episode aired September 26 2015. 〔http://m.ksbw.com/news/tv-ghosthunters-film-episode-at-soledad-adobe/34173056〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Soledad, California」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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