1791Government
Soledad's origins started with Mission Nuestra Señora de la Soledad, founded by the Spanish in 1791, under the leadership of Fermín de Lasuén.
1835Government
He was granted Rancho San Vicente in 1835 by Governor José Castro, although he and his family resided in Monterey until his death in 1850.
1869Architecture
The Soledad post office opened in 1869.
1872Government
She later granted the right-of-way to the Southern Pacific Railroad in 1872, which established a station in Soledad, allowing the town to emerge as an agricultural center.
1876History
The Township of Soledad was created on February 6, 1876, by the Board of Supervisors of Monterey County, upgrading the settlement to an official town.
1898Military
In 1898 Fort Romie was founded just west of Soledad, but is today part of the community of Soledad.
1921Government
Catalina Munrás began developing the town of Soledad on her Rancho San Vicente in the 1860s, which eventually incorporated as a city in 1921.
1937History
Soledad is used as a backdrop in John Steinbeck's 1937 novel Of Mice and Men, a novella about the friendship of two men who find work on a farm in the Salinas Valley.
1994Architecture
Opened in 1994, it is touted as being the "world's largest pre-cut salad plant."
As of 2007, Soledad features a weekly certified Farmers' Market on Soledad St.
2001Culture
This 13.5 megawatt facility was restarted in July 2001 after a six-year shut-down due to termination of a PG&E purchase agreement.
2002Infrastructure
The plant was issued violations from 2002 to 2006 for various reporting and pollution allegations.
2006Economy
As of mid-2006, the plant was again closed.
2009History
As of September 5, 2009, the bus stops in Soledad are located at the correctional facility, Front & San Vicente and Monterey & East.
2013Infrastructure
In a 2013 Safe Cities report, Soledad was rated California's eleventh-safest city.
2014Infrastructure
The 50 Safest Cities in California
Soledad was also rated the ninety-fourth-safest city out of one hundred cities nationwide in a 2014 Neighborhood Scout Report.
2015History
In July 2015, Ghost Adventures filmed an episode for three days at the infamously haunted Los Coches adobe.
2023History
In 2023, the US Census Bureau estimated that the median household income was $93,204, and the per capita income was $21,221.