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banking firm of Louis Pioche, who in turn sold it in 1872 to L. L. Robinson. Lester Ludyah
Robinson (1828–1892) was a California pioneer railroad builder, mining operator and land speculator. Robinson never married and at the urging of his sister Sophia Robinson Cutter, wrote a new will in 1891 in
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1832:communities
1802:Former CDPs
1782:Shell Ridge
1767:Rollingwood
1707:El Sobrante
1672:Castle Hill
1482:County seat
1418:Nevada City
1378:Placerville
1243:Santa Maria
1203:Victorville
1193:Santa Clara
1178:Simi Valley
1023:Chula Vista
998:Bakersfield
958:Los Angeles
865:Santa Clara
845:San Joaquin
745:Los Angeles
531:Present day
516:Development
496:Engineering
441:Californios
384:Before 1900
330: /
318:121°54′00″W
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1985:Categories
1787:Tara Hills
1772:San Miguel
1752:Port Costa
1737:North Gate
1712:Kensington
1532:El Cerrito
1368:Marysville
1343:Susanville
1298:San Rafael
1293:Santa Cruz
1223:Costa Mesa
1083:Santa Rosa
988:Long Beach
983:Sacramento
900:Stanislaus
870:Santa Cruz
825:San Benito
820:Sacramento
501:Water wars
483:Since 1900
397:Precontact
315:38°00′36″N
137:References
119:foreclosed
45:Suisun Bay
1948:Winehaven
1875:Tassajara
1792:Vine Hill
1717:Knightsen
1657:Blackhawk
1642:Bay Point
1592:San Ramon
1587:San Pablo
1572:Pittsburg
1542:Lafayette
1512:Brentwood
1358:Red Bluff
1333:Hollister
1318:El Centro
1283:Yuba City
1238:Fairfield
1228:Inglewood
1188:Roseville
1158:Fullerton
1148:Sunnyvale
1143:Escondido
1108:Elk Grove
1103:Lancaster
1088:Oceanside
1013:Riverside
1008:Santa Ana
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835:San Diego
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594:By region
569:Railroads
549:Etymology
526:Tech boom
471:Civil War
466:Gold Rush
82:With the
53:Pittsburg
1845:Cornwall
1687:Crockett
1582:Richmond
1547:Martinez
1537:Hercules
1527:Danville
1489:Martinez
1408:Lakeport
1373:Piedmont
1353:Oroville
1328:Martinez
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1153:Pasadena
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208:Archived
125:See also
100:patented
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1777:Saranap
1747:Pacheco
1647:Bayview
1522:Concord
1517:Clayton
1507:Antioch
1423:Alturas
1413:Jackson
1393:Willows
1308:Hanford
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1198:Vallejo
1183:Concord
1173:Visalia
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1098:Ontario
1053:Fontana
1043:Modesto
1028:Fremont
1003:Anaheim
993:Oakland
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915:Trinity
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579:Slavery
574:Ranchos
300:12 July
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1903:Eckley
1885:Valona
1880:Tormey
1840:Canyon
1820:Waldon
1692:Diablo
1567:Pinole
1562:Orinda
1557:Oakley
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1398:Colusa
1363:Auburn
1338:Eureka
1323:Lompoc
1288:Madera
1268:Merced
1218:Downey
1163:Orange
1128:Pomona
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1048:Oxnard
1033:Irvine
978:Fresno
920:Tulare
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1273:Napa
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