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Interesting
Data About California
- In 1925 a giant sequoia located in
California's Kings Canyon National Park was named the
nation's national Christmas tree. The tree is over 300
feet in height.
- More turkeys are raised in California than
in any other state in the United States.
- Pacific Park, on the venerable Santa
Monica Pier, re-creates the amusement parks once dotting
the ocean areas along the Pacific Coast. Featured are 11
amusement rides including the 1910-vintage hand-carved
merry-go-round appearing in the movie "The Sting."
- Alpine County is the eighth smallest of
California's 58 counties. It has no high school, ATMs,
dentists, banks, or traffic lights.
- Fallbrook is known as the Avocado Capital
of the World and hosts an annual Avocado Festival. More
avocados are grown in the region than any other county in
the nation.
- In the late 1850s, Kennedy Mine, located
in Jackson, served as one of the richest gold mines in the
world and the deepest mine in North America.
- An animal called the riparian brush rabbit
calls Caswell Memorial State Park (near Manteca) its home.
Endemic only to the state's park system, the critter lives
in approximately 255 acres stretching along the area's
once-vast hardwood forest.
- In Pacific Grove there is a law on the
books establishing a $500 fine for molesting butterflies.
- The largest three-day rodeo in the United
States is held on the Tehama County Fairgrounds in Red
Bluff.
- Demonstrations on making toothpaste from
orange by-products were popular attractions at the Los
Angeles County fair in 1922. The fair is held in Pomona.
- Located in Sacramento, the California
State Railroad Museum is the largest museum of its kind in
North America.
- Several celebrities are buried at Hillside
Cemetery in Culver City. Included gravesites are those of
Al Jolson, George Jessel, Eddie Canter, Jack Benny, and
Percy Faith.
- California Caverns claims the distinction
of being the most extensive system of caverns and
passageways in the Mother Lode region of the state.
- Totaling nearly three million acres, San
Bernardino County is the largest county in the country.
- On Catalina Island in 1926, American
author Zane Grey built a pueblo-style home on the hillside
overlooking Avalon Bay. He spent much of his later life in
Avalon. The home is now a hotel.
- Klamath Basin National Wildlife Refuge
contains the largest winter population of bald eagles in
the continental United States.
- Author Richard Dana (1851-1882) wrote the
novel "Two Years Before the Mast." He inspired the name
for the beach community of Dana Point.
- In Atwater the Castle Air Museum has the
largest display of military aircraft in the state.
- The Country Store in Baker has sold more
winning California State Lottery tickets than any outlet
in the state.
- Reputed to be the most corrupt politician
in Fresno County history, Vice-leader Joseph Spinney was
mayor for only ten minutes.
- The Iron Door Saloon in Groveland claims
to be the oldest drinking establishment in the state. It
was constructed in 1852.
- The Hollywood Bowl is the world's largest
outdoor amphitheater.
- The first person to personally receive a
star on the Walk of Fame in Hollywood was actress Joanne
Woodward. She received it in 1960.
- Death Valley is recognized as the hottest,
driest place in the United States. It isn't uncommon for
the summer temperatures to reach more than 115 degrees.
- The first motion picture theater opened in
Los Angeles on April 2, 1902.
Google News - California
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California State Trivia
Capital City:
Sacramento
Area: 163,707 sq.mi.
Land: 155,973 sq.mi.
Water: 7734 sq.mi.
Coastline: 840 mi.
Shoreline: 3427 mi.
Area Codes:
209-213-310-
323-408-415-510-530-559-
562-619-626-650-661-707-
714-760-805-818-831-858-
909-916-925-949
Bird: California Valley Quail
Flower: California Poppy
Highest Point: 14,494 feet
Lowest Point: 282 feet below Sea level
Soil: California-San Joaquin
Tree: Redwood & Giant Sequoia
Largest Cities: Los Angeles, San Diego, San Jose, San
Francisco, Long Beach, Fresno, Sacramento, Oakland, Santa Ana,
Anaheim
Nickname: Golden State
Population: 33,871,648
Economy:
Agriculture: Vegetables, fruits and nuts, dairy products,
cattle, nursery stock, grapes
Industry: Electronic
equipment and components, aerospace, film production, food
processing, petroleum, computers and computer software, tourism.
California State
Flag
Historic Bear
Flag
raised at Sonoma on June 14, 1846, by a group of
American settlers in revolt against Mexican rule. The
flag was designed by William Todd on a piece of new
unbleached cotton. The star imitated the lone star of
Texas. A grizzly bear represented the many bears seen in
the state. The word, "California Republic" was placed
beneath the star and bear. It was adopted by the 1911
State Legislature as the State Flag.
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