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Digger Indians
(Encyclopedia) Digger Indians, term indiscriminately applied to many Native Americans of the central plateau region of W North America, including tribes in Oregon, Idaho, Utah, Arizona, Nevada, and…Vacaville
(Encyclopedia) VacavilleVacavillevăkˈəvĭl, väˈ– [key], city (1990 pop. 71,479), Solano co., central Calif. about 30 mi (48 km) from Sacramento, in a farm and orchard area; inc. 1892. Sunflower and…Mission Indians
(Encyclopedia) Mission Indians, Native Americans of S and central California; so called because they were under the jurisdiction of some 21 Spanish missions that were established between 1769 and…Kings Canyon National Park
(Encyclopedia) Kings Canyon National Park, 461,901 acres (187,070 hectares), E central California. Largely wilderness, the park features summits of the High Sierra and two enormous canyons on the…Humboldt, river, United States
(Encyclopedia) Humboldt, river, c.300 mi (480 km) long, rising in several branches in the mountains of NE Nev. It meanders generally west to disappear in Humboldt Sink, W Nevada. Along with its…Visalia
(Encyclopedia) VisaliaVisaliavəsālˈyə [key], city (1990 pop. 75,636), seat of Tulare co., S central Calif., in the San Joaquin Valley (see under San Joaquin); founded 1852, inc. 1874. Its economy is…elephant seal
(Encyclopedia) elephant seal or sea elephant, a true seal of the genus Mirounga. It is the largest of the fin-footed mammals, or pinnipeds, exceeding the walrus in size. There is a northern species,…Bola Sete
Name at birth: Djalma de AndradeBola Sete ("Seven Ball") was the performing nickname of Brazilian guitarist Djalma de Andrade. Known first as a folk guitarist in his home country, he gained modest…Tracy K. Smith
Tracy K. Smith was the 22nd Poet Laureate of the United States, serving in that post from 2017 to 2019. Born in Massachusetts but raised in central California, Smith graduated from Harvard…Jeremy Renner
Jeremy Renner starred in the 2009 film The Hurt Locker and won an Oscar nomination as best actor. Renner grew up in central California and did mostly stage work before coming to films and television…Trending
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