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NO. 494 RICHARDSON ADOBE - Los Coches Rancho (8,994.2 acres) was granted to MarĂa Josefa
Soberanes de Richardson by the Mexican government in 1841. Her husband, William Brunner Richardson, a native of Baltimore, Maryland, built the adobe house here in 1843, and planted the nearby locust trees in
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in 1833. Feliciano
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The Soberanes family patriarch, José Maria Soberanes (1753-1803) accompanied the
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Hoover, Mildred B.; Rensch, Hero; Rensch, Ethel; Abeloe, William N. (1966).
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Richardson Adobe (California Historical Landmark No. 494)
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402:Historic Spots in California
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890:Los Angeles
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586:Californios
529:Before 1900
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289:Los Angeles
255:, the 1848
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118:Coordinates
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1368:Costa Mesa
1228:Santa Rosa
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1045:Stanislaus
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127:36°24′14″N
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905:Mariposa
860:Imperial
855:Humboldt
762:Yosemite
747:Bay Area
709:Missions
704:Maritime
699:Highways
686:By topic
452:Archived
333:See also
265:patented
170:79000502
108:Location
1568:Alturas
1558:Jackson
1538:Willows
1453:Hanford
1393:Redding
1378:Ventura
1343:Vallejo
1328:Concord
1318:Visalia
1283:Hayward
1268:Salinas
1243:Ontario
1198:Fontana
1188:Modesto
1173:Fremont
1148:Anaheim
1138:Oakland
1095:By city
1075:Ventura
1060:Trinity
800:Alameda
775:Regions
724:Slavery
719:Ranchos
249:cession
208:History
202:Soledad
1548:Sonora
1543:Colusa
1508:Auburn
1483:Eureka
1468:Lompoc
1433:Madera
1413:Merced
1363:Downey
1308:Orange
1273:Pomona
1263:Corona
1193:Oxnard
1178:Irvine
1123:Fresno
1065:Tulare
1055:Tehama
1050:Sutter
1040:Sonoma
1035:Solano
1025:Sierra
1020:Shasta
955:Plumas
950:Placer
945:Orange
940:Nevada
915:Merced
895:Madera
885:Lassen
845:Fresno
825:Colusa
810:Amador
805:Alpine
410:
1528:Yreka
1493:Ukiah
1408:Chico
920:Modoc
900:Marin
875:Kings
850:Glenn
815:Butte
636:Labor
155:Built
1418:Napa
1085:Yuba
1080:Yolo
935:Napa
925:Mono
880:Lake
870:Kern
865:Inyo
408:ISBN
287:and
158:1841
165:No.
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509:e
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495:v
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