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Capital
City:
Admission to Statehood:
Ancestry and Genealogy: California
State Database
Area:
163707 sq.mi, 3rd Land 155973 sq. mi., 3rd - Water 7734 sq.mi., 6th Coastline
840 mi., 3rd - Shoreline 3,427 mi., 5th
Bird:
The California
quail (Lophortyx californica)
Border
States: Arizona | Nevada
| Oregon
Cam
World: Live
Web Cams
Climate: California
Constitution: 31st
State
County Profile:
County Map
| 58 Counties / CSAC
Courts:
Judicial System
Current
Events: California
News Headlines
Department of:
Education | Certification
Driving: DMV
Economy:
Agriculture:
Vegetables, fruits and nuts, dairy products, cattle, nursery stock, grapes.
Industry:
Electronic components and equipment, aerospace, film production, food processing,
petroleum, computers
and
computer software, tourism.
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Flag:
June 14, 1846
Adopted as
State Flag: 1911
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On June 14, 1846, a small band of settlers marched on the Mexican garrison at
Sonoma and took the
commandant, Mariano Vallejo, prisoner, They issued a proclamation
which declared California to be
a Republic independent of Mexico. This uprising
became known as the Bear Flag Revolt after the
hastily designed flag depicting
a grizzly bear and a five pointed star over a red bar and the words
"California
Republic."
The grizzly bear was a symbol of great strength while the lone
star made reference to the lone Star of Texas.
The flag only flew until July
9, 1846 when it was learned that Mexico and the United States were already
at war. Soon after, the Bear Flag was replaced with the American flag. It was
adopted as the State Flag
by the State Legislature in 1911. [Source:
California Blue Book.] | Flower:
California Poppy
/Eschscholtzia californica
Genealogical
Resources: Cyndi's List
| Historical Societies
Geographic Center: 38 miles east of Madera
Governor: Office
of Governor
Highest Point:
14,494 feet Mt. Whitney,
2nd
Highway Markers: California
| Resource Manual
History: Historical
| Civil War
Largest Cities: Los Angeles
San Diego San
Jose San Francisco Long
Beach Fresno Sacramento
Oakland Santa
Ana Anaheim
Library: California
License Plates: California
Lottery: California
Lottery
Lowest Point: Lowest
Point: Death Valley; 282
feet below sea level, 1st
Maps:
DMOZ
Media: Radio | TV
Missions: California Mission
Studies Association
Motto:
Eureka...
I have found it
Museums: The
Virtual Library
National Forest:
California
Nickname: "The
Golden State"
Origin of
state's name: Named by Spanish after Califia, a mythical paradise in a
Spanish romance, written by Montalvo in 1510.
Permanent Residents: Find
A Grave
Population: Quick
facts | 33,871,648; 1st, 12/00 Census
President: Richard
Milhous Nixon, 1969-1974 (37th) / Born: January 9, 1913, in Yorba Linda, California
Representatives: US
House: Congress
| US Senate: Congress
| California House: Members
| California Senate: Members
Road Side America: California
State Parks: California
Song: I
Love You, California
Symbols: California
Insignia
Topography:
Image Long mountainous
coastline, central valley, Sierra Nevada on the east, southern desert basins,
rugged
mountains in the north.
Tree:
California
redwood: the coast redwood (Sequoia sempervirens) and the giant
sequoia (Sequoia gigantea).
Veteran Affairs: California VA |
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