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1341:Inglewood
1301:Roseville
1271:Fullerton
1261:Sunnyvale
1256:Escondido
1221:Elk Grove
1216:Lancaster
1201:Oceanside
1126:Riverside
1121:Santa Ana
1076:San Diego
968:San Mateo
948:San Diego
928:Riverside
878:Mendocino
808:El Dorado
803:Del Norte
788:Calaveras
760:By county
707:By region
682:Railroads
662:Etymology
639:Tech boom
584:Civil War
579:Gold Rush
205:quarrying
95:intestate
1521:Lakeport
1486:Piedmont
1466:Oroville
1441:Martinez
1416:Woodland
1326:Berkeley
1321:El Monte
1266:Pasadena
1246:Torrance
1226:Palmdale
1176:Glendale
1131:Stockton
1081:San Jose
1038:Tuolumne
998:Siskiyou
898:Monterey
873:Mariposa
828:Imperial
823:Humboldt
730:Yosemite
715:Bay Area
677:Missions
672:Maritime
667:Highways
654:By topic
410:Archived
217:patented
142:New York
120:Captain
105:and the
1536:Alturas
1526:Jackson
1506:Willows
1421:Hanford
1361:Redding
1346:Ventura
1311:Vallejo
1296:Concord
1286:Visalia
1251:Hayward
1236:Salinas
1211:Ontario
1166:Fontana
1156:Modesto
1141:Fremont
1116:Anaheim
1106:Oakland
1063:By city
1043:Ventura
1028:Trinity
768:Alameda
743:Regions
692:Slavery
687:Ranchos
202:granite
107:cession
80:History
1516:Sonora
1511:Colusa
1476:Auburn
1451:Eureka
1436:Lompoc
1401:Madera
1381:Merced
1331:Downey
1276:Orange
1241:Pomona
1231:Corona
1161:Oxnard
1146:Irvine
1091:Fresno
1033:Tulare
1023:Tehama
1018:Sutter
1008:Sonoma
1003:Solano
993:Sierra
988:Shasta
923:Plumas
918:Placer
913:Orange
908:Nevada
883:Merced
863:Madera
853:Lassen
813:Fresno
793:Colusa
778:Amador
773:Alpine
392:
276:
191:Diseño
185:, the
70:Folsom
1496:Yreka
1461:Ukiah
1376:Chico
888:Modoc
868:Marin
843:Kings
818:Glenn
783:Butte
604:Labor
1386:Napa
1053:Yuba
1048:Yolo
903:Napa
893:Mono
848:Lake
838:Kern
833:Inyo
390:ISBN
274:ISBN
211:and
132:'s
52:to
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318:,
197:.
477:e
470:t
463:v
388:,
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