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3 days ago · History of California. The history of California can be divided into the Native American period (about 10,000 years ago until 1542), the European exploration period (1542–1769), the Spanish colonial period (1769–1821), the Mexican period (1821–1848), and United States statehood (September 9, 1850–present).
20 hours ago · Geographical and historical treatment of California, including maps and a survey of its people, economy, and government. The fluid nature of the state’s social, economic, and political life—shaped so much by immigrants—has for centuries made California a laboratory for testing new modes of living.
3 days ago · California is some 164 thousand square miles in size with a population of around 39.5 million people. The state is divided into 58 counties and all of them have entries in this database. In California we have discovered historical markers in 1,031 cities and towns lying in 1,285 different ZIP Codes. Advertisement.
4 days ago · Sacramento, city, capital of California, U.S., and seat of Sacramento county, in the north-central part of the state. It is situated in the Sacramento Valley along the Sacramento River at its confluence with the American River, about 90 miles northeast of San Francisco and 45 miles north of Stockton.
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4 days ago · The listings in the state of California express the diversity of California's heritage, including pre-Columbian peoples, the Spanish and Mexican periods, maritime activity, space exploration, and many other themes.
4 days ago · Golden Gate Bridge, suspension bridge spanning the Golden Gate in California to link San Francisco with Marin county to the north. Upon its completion in 1937, it was the tallest and longest suspension bridge in the world. Learn more about the history and construction of the Golden Gate Bridge.
4 days ago · The California gold rush (1848–1855) was a gold rush that began on January 24, 1848, when gold was found by James W. Marshall at Sutter's Mill in Coloma, California. The news of gold brought approximately 300,000 people to California from the rest of the United States and abroad.
