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History of Nevada City, California (10 P) O. History of Oakland, California (11 C, 78 P) ... Pages in category "Histories of cities in California"
Timeline of Sacramento, California; Timeline of San Bernardino, California history; Timeline of San Diego; Timeline of San Francisco; Timeline of San Jose, California; Timeline of Santa Ana, California
Whitney organized the first comprehensive survey of California, and the first complete topographic maps of the state were completed under him. Mount Whitney, the tallest peak in California is named after him. The State Mining Bureau was established in 1880, and the position of State Geologist was changed to State Mineralogist.
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 ...
While the standard double glazing is most widely used, triple glazing is not uncommon, and quadruple glazing is produced for cold environments such as Alaska or Scandinavia. [17] [18] Even quintuple and six-pane glazing (four or five cavities) is available - with mid-pane insulation factors equivalent to walls. [19] [20] [21]
City Fire Department [26] and Elysian Park established. Pasadena and Santa Monica incorporated in Los Angeles County. [1] Many people arrive as a result of railroad rate war; speculative real estate boom begins. [1] Map submitted to Post Office Department showing rail lines and river (c. 1885) 1887
Category: History of California by location. 1 language. ... Histories of cities in California (39 C, 13 P) Histories of counties in California (61 C, 3 P) F.
Map of water storage and delivery facilities as well as major rivers and cities in the state of California. The terminus of the Second Los Angeles Aqueduct , near Sylmar . The only way California can support its extensive population and agriculture is to store water in numerous reservoirs and use pipes, tunnels, pumps and canals to distribute ...