Castroville Localities California United States

Castroville, known as the "Artichoke Capital of the World", is located along California's central coast, near Monterey Bay.Marilyn Monroe, then known as Norma Jean, got her start here as the first "Artichoke Queen" during the town's annual artichoke festival.

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• Castroville - Artichoke Center of the World - Pelican Network.
• Castroville Local News: Topix - Local, regional, and statewide news collected from diverse sources on castroville the web.
• Castroville Artichoke Festival - Annual festival provides information on foods, music, shows, contests, parade c and other activities.

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