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(Encyclopedia) California poppy: see poppy.California State University System
(Encyclopedia) California State University System, coordinating agency established in 1960 by the merger of individual California state colleges, now consisting of 23 campuses. It constitutes one of…Montebello, city, California
(Encyclopedia) Montebello, city (1990 pop. 59,564), Los Angeles co., S Calif., a growing residential and industrial suburb of Los Angeles; inc. 1920. A wide variety of products are manufactured in…Channel Islands, California
(Encyclopedia) Channel Islands or Santa Barbara IslandsChannel Islandssănˈtə bärˈbrə, –bərə [key], chain of eight rugged islands and many islets, extending c.150 mi (240 km) along the S Calif. coast…Placentia, city, California
(Encyclopedia) Placentia, city (1990 pop. 41,259), Orange co., S Calif.; inc. 1926. Once a rural farming community, it has become a residential city with manufactures that include industrial products…Baja California Sur
(Encyclopedia) Baja California Sur Baja California Sur Span.: bäˈhä kälēfōrˈnyä [key…California, Gulf of
(Encyclopedia) California, Gulf of, or Sea of Cortés, arm of the Pacific Ocean, c.700 mi (1,130 km) long and 50 to 130 mi (80–209 km) wide, NW Mexico; separates Baja California from the Mexican…California, University of
(Encyclopedia) California, University of, at ten campuses, main campus at Berkeley; land-grant and state supported; coeducational; chartered 1868, opened 1869 when it took over the College of…gold rush
(Encyclopedia) gold rush, influx of prospectors, merchants, adventurers, and others to newly discovered gold fields. One of the most famous of these stampedes in pursuit of riches was the California…Garey, Thomas Andrew
(Encyclopedia) Garey, Thomas Andrew, 1830–1909, American pioneer in citrus culture, b. Cincinnati. He traveled from Iowa to California by ox team (1849–52). In 1865 he built a citrus nursery on land…Trending
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