Sea Glass Blog — beach

A little bit of local history

Posted by Kirsti Scott on

A little bit of local history

You never know what you might end up learning when you pick up a piece of sea glass or sea pottery on the beach. The other day, a couple of people (@traces.of.time and @ashes_of_beauty) posted pictures of the pottery they find along the beach in Monterey and a few other people (including me) said that we find that same pattern, too. I asked where it came from and the person said it was from the Hotel Del Monte, which operated in Monterey, California from 1880-1942. That started my search. I first googled Hotel Del Monte and found out it had...

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