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Hoover, Mildred B.; Rensch, Hero; Rensch, Ethel; Abeloe, William N. (1966).
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Vasquez–Hollister adobe. Adobe built between the years 1800 and 1830.
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78:. MarĂa Ramona Carrillo de Pacheco was the grantee of
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390:History of California
64:Battle of Cahuenga Pass
469:Conquest of California
122:Public Land Commission
630:Santa Catalina Island
602:Territorial evolution
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1041:Chula Vista
1016:Bakersfield
976:Los Angeles
883:Santa Clara
863:San Joaquin
763:Los Angeles
549:Present day
534:Development
514:Engineering
459:Californios
402:Before 1900
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336:120°42′36″W
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80:Rancho Suey
1456:Categories
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1361:Susanville
1316:San Rafael
1311:Santa Cruz
1241:Costa Mesa
1101:Santa Rosa
1006:Long Beach
1001:Sacramento
918:Stanislaus
888:Santa Cruz
843:San Benito
838:Sacramento
519:Water wars
501:Since 1900
415:Precontact
333:35°20′24″N
216:2021-03-09
166:References
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1351:Hollister
1336:El Centro
1301:Yuba City
1256:Fairfield
1246:Inglewood
1206:Roseville
1176:Fullerton
1166:Sunnyvale
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665:By county
612:By region
587:Railroads
567:Etymology
544:Tech boom
489:Civil War
484:Gold Rush
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108:With the
47:Morro Bay
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582:Missions
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559:By topic
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149:See also
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43:PĂo Pico
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648:Regions
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592:Ranchos
110:cession
57:History
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1416:Colusa
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