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  2. List of counties in California - Wikipedia

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    Area [9] Map Alameda County: 001: Oakland: 1853: Contra Costa and Santa Clara: The oak and other trees, once abundant in the region; alameda is Spanish for "avenue shaded by trees" or "cottonwood grove". Charter 1,622,188: 738 sq mi (1,911 km 2) Alpine County: 003: Markleeville: 1864: Amador, El Dorado, Calaveras, Mono and Tuolumne

  3. Territorial evolution of California - Wikipedia

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    American period: An enlargeable map of the United States after the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo in 1848. American period: An enlargeable map of the United States after the Compromise of 1850. American period: The Nataqua Territory extension into California (light yellow), and Nevada's Roop County claim (light yellow area plus area outlined in ...

  4. History of California (1900–present) - Wikipedia

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    California women had the right to own property in their own name since the first California Constitution in 1850. In 1911 California voters, in a special election, narrowly granted women the right to vote, nine years before the 19th Amendment enfranchised women nationally in 1920, but over 41 years later than the women of Wyoming had been ...

  5. List of regions of California - Wikipedia

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    Major regions of California. This is a list of regions of ... Central Coast (South) /Tri-Counties. San Luis Obispo Area. Five Cities; Santa Barbara Area. Santa Ynez ...

  6. List of places in California (S) - Wikipedia

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    This list of current: cities; towns, unincorporated communities; counties, and other recognized places in the U.S. state of California. Information on the number and names of counties in which the place lies, and its lower and upper ZIP code bounds, if applicable are also included.

  7. History of California before 1900 - Wikipedia

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    Present-day Baja California of Mexico was misrepresented in early maps as an island.This example c. 1650. Restored. The first European explorers, flying the flags of Spain and of England, sailed along the coast of California from the early 16th century to the mid-18th century, but no European settlements were established.

  8. History of California - Wikipedia

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    The 1562 map of the Americas, created by Spanish cartographer Diego Gutiérrez, which applied the name California for the first time.. California was the name given to a mythical island populated only by beautiful Amazon warriors, as depicted in Greek myths, using gold tools and weapons in the popular early 16th-century romance novel Las Sergas de Esplandián (The Adventures of Esplandián) by ...

  9. Category:1910s in California - Wikipedia

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    1911 in California (4 C, 2 P) 1912 in California (3 C, 2 P) ... Pages in category "1910s in California" The following 6 pages are in this category, out of 6 total.