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Humboldt and Mendocino counties. The would-be county's population at the time of the 1990 Census would have been approximately 15,600. The south boundary would have followed the
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Sequoia County, in the heart of a region best known for the cultivation of
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614:"War on Marijuana Draws Complaints in California"
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532:"Rural voters push 'Sequoia County'"
530:Callahan, Mary (November 23, 1993).
470:Geniella, Mike (February 23, 1994).
351:Mendocino unincorporated communities
505:"Are we ready for 'Salmon County?'"
441:Campaign Against Marijuana Planting
259:Humboldt unincorporated communities
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672:"Alderpoint women want new county"
235:Mendocino census-designated places
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557:Hurst, John (October 14, 1984).
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789:Separatism in the United States
670:O'Rourke, Lois (June 5, 1992).
645:"Petition to Form a New County"
503:LeBaron, Gaye (April 8, 1992).
407:Round Valley Indian Reservation
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161:Sinkyone Wilderness State Park
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774:Mendocino County, California
141:Humboldt Redwoods State Park
769:Humboldt County, California
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538:. Santa Rosa, California
511:. Santa Rosa, California
480:. Santa Rosa, California
704:San Diego Union Tribune
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425:Garberville
298:Fort Seward
275:Bridgeville
246:Laytonville
194:Garberville
101:Lake County
93:Highway 101
758:Categories
728:40°06′14″N
457:References
451:Lost Coast
391:Twin Rocks
343:Whitethorn
318:Pepperwood
265:Blocksburg
204:Myers Flat
184:Alderpoint
165:Lost Coast
137:Benbow Inn
113:Highway 36
111:, crossed
105:Bear River
43:Alderpoint
710:March 11,
681:March 11,
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515:March 11,
484:March 11,
357:Branscomb
303:Fruitland
293:Englewood
288:Dyerville
270:Briceland
121:Mad River
60:marijuana
30:Mendocino
435:See also
395:Westport
382:Rockport
367:Longvale
362:Dos Rios
338:Stafford
323:Petrolia
313:Honeydew
283:Dinsmore
214:Redcrest
167:region.
123:east of
117:Carlotta
72:April 20
64:redwoods
26:Humboldt
387:Spyrock
372:Navarro
333:Shively
251:Leggett
199:Miranda
37:History
429:Redway
377:Piercy
308:Holmes
241:Covelo
219:Redway
189:Benbow
147:, and
51:Redway
229:Weott
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