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Castro emigrated to Chile with most of his family in 1864, after he lost his land in a card game. His ranch was split up and sold to various locals, Hayward among them. He constructed a resort hotel on what is now the northeast corner of Main and A Streets, which eventually grew to a hundred rooms.
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The hotel became a destination for travelers and tourists. It grew to include four stories, a lobby, reception rooms, dining halls, and sitting and card rooms and served as a post office. The hotel was destroyed by fire in 1923, decades after
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Hayward area. On the land, he established a store and a small dairy operation. This land was along the road that ran from
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