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In 1965, California became the first state to name an official state rock. A 2010 effort led by State Senator Gloria J. Romero, a Democrat from Los Angeles, sought to remove serpentine from its perch as the state's official stone.
California red-legged frog Rana draytonii: 2014 [2] Animal: California grizzly bear Ursus arctos californicus: 1958 Bat: Pallid bat. Antrozous pallidus. 2024 [3] Bird: California quail Callipepla californica: 1931 [4] Colors: Blue and gold Blue represents the sky, and gold represents the color of the precious metal found by forty-niners in the ...
Indian Grinding Rock State Historic Park is a California State Park, preserving an outcropping of marbleized limestone with some 1,185 mortar holes—the largest collection of bedrock mortars in North America. It is located in the Sierra Nevada foothills, 8 miles (13 km) east of Jackson.
The Hemet Maze Stone is a prehistoric petroglyph.It is just outside Hemet, in Reinhardt Canyon, within the Lakeview Mountains, in Riverside County, California.On April 16, 1956, Mr. and Mrs. Rodger E. Miller donated the stone, along with 5.75 acres (23,300 m 2) of associated land, to Riverside County. [1]
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In California, dozens of workers with silicosis have lodged lawsuits against companies like Cambria and Caesarstone. Reyes Gonzalez is the first of them to go to trial, according to his attorneys.
Frog Woman Rock (Pomo: Bi-tsin’ ma-ca Ka-be) is a distinctive volcanic monolith located in Mendocino County, California, in the Russian River canyon through the California Coast Ranges. The California Historical Landmark, [1] adjacent to U.S. Route 101, is a popular recreational site for rock-climbing and whitewater kayaking.
California leaders have promised that the post-fire rebuilding process will be speedy. But experts say reconstructing damaged neighborhoods in their former image would put the residents at risk of ...