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The name California comes from a mythical Spanish island ruled by a queen called Califia that was featured in a Spanish romance ("Las Sergas de Esplandian") written by Garcia Ordonez de Montalvo in 1510. The Spanish explorers originally thought that California was an island.
The historic Bear Flag was raised at Sonoma on June 14, 1846, by a group of American settlers in revolt against Mexican rule. The flag was designed by William Todd on a piece of new unbleached cotton. The star imitated the lone star of Texas. A grizzly bear represented the many bears seen in the state. The word, "California Republic" was placed beneath the star and bear. It was adopted by the 1911 State Legislature as the State Flag.
10 Largest cities in California (2003): Los Angeles, 3,819,951; San Diego, 1,266,753; San Jose, 898,349; San Francisco, 751,682; Long Beach, 475,460; Fresno, 451,455; Sacramento, 445,335; Oakland, 398,844; Santa Ana, 342,510; Anaheim, 332,361
Number of counties in California: 58
Largest county in California by population: Los Angeles, 9,937,739 (2004)
Largest county in California by area: San Bernardino, 20,062 sq mi.
California State Parks & Beaches: 278 (1.5 million ac.)
California Land Area: 163,696 sq mi. (423,971 sq km) (3rd)
California Geographic Center: In Madera Co., 38 mi. E of Madera
California Population: (2004 est) 35,893,799 (#1)
Although California was sighted by Spanish navigator Juan Rodríguez Cabrillo in 1542, its first Spanish mission (at San Diego) was not established until 1769. California became a U.S. territory in 1847 when Mexico surrendered it to John C. Frémont.
In the late 1850s, Kennedy Mine, located in Jackson, served as one of the richest gold mines in the world and the deepest mine in North America.
Located in Sacramento, the California State Railroad Museum is the largest museum of its kind in North America.
The first person to personally receive a star on the Walk of Fame in Hollywood was actress Joanne Woodward. She received it in 1960.
Simi Valley is the home of the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library and Museum.
California is known variously as The Land of Milk and Honey, The El
Dorado State, The Golden State, and The Grape State. There are more than
300,000 tons of grapes grown in California annually. California produces
more than 17 million gallons of wine each year.
California Agriculture: Vegetables, fruits and nuts, dairy products, cattle, nursery stock, grapes.
California Industry: Electronic components and equipment, aerospace, film production, food processing, petroleum, computers and computer software, tourism including a premier wine industry.
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