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584:Reyes Adobe
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1638:Susanville
1593:San Rafael
1588:Santa Cruz
1518:Costa Mesa
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1283:Long Beach
1278:Sacramento
1195:Stanislaus
1165:Santa Cruz
1120:San Benito
1115:Sacramento
796:Water wars
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390:2010-03-24
318:References
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1653:Red Bluff
1628:Hollister
1613:El Centro
1578:Yuba City
1533:Fairfield
1523:Inglewood
1483:Roseville
1453:Fullerton
1443:Sunnyvale
1438:Escondido
1403:Elk Grove
1398:Lancaster
1383:Oceanside
1308:Riverside
1303:Santa Ana
1258:San Diego
1150:San Mateo
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1110:Riverside
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985:Del Norte
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942:By county
889:By region
864:Railroads
844:Etymology
821:Tech boom
766:Civil War
761:Gold Rush
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1298:Anaheim
1288:Oakland
1245:By city
1225:Ventura
1210:Trinity
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925:Regions
874:Slavery
869:Ranchos
365:19 July
185:cession
96:History
53:in the
1698:Sonora
1693:Colusa
1658:Auburn
1633:Eureka
1618:Lompoc
1583:Madera
1563:Merced
1513:Downey
1458:Orange
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1343:Oxnard
1328:Irvine
1273:Fresno
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