Category: California
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30 Interesting Facts About Los Angeles
Facts About Los Angeles The Los Angeles Harbor Lighthouse is the only lighthouse in the world that contains a green light. Los Angeles is known for its Mediterranean climate, ethnic and cultural diversity, Hollywood entertainment industry and sprawling metropolitan area. Los Angeles lies in a basin in Southern California, adjacent to the Pacific Ocean. The…
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30 Interesting Facts About San Diego
Facts About San Diego The California burrito originated in San Diego. The breathtaking San Diego-Coronado Bridge became an iconic landmark the moment it opened in August 1969 during San Diego’s bicentennial. The first person to drive across the span was then-California Governor Ronald Reagan. San Diego announced plans to become the first U.S. city to…
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20 Interesting Facts About San Francisco
Facts About San Francisco The Chinese fortune cookie was invented by a Japanese resident of San Francisco. San Francisco was part of Mexico until the Mexican-American War in 1848. During the Depression, not a single San Francisco-based bank failed. Levi’s Jeans are an iconic American brand and it was born in San Francisco. the city…
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10 Interesting Facts About Fremont
Facts About Fremont Fremont was incorporated on January 23, 1956, from the merger of five smaller communities: Centerville, Niles, Irvington, Mission San Jose, and Warm Springs. The city is named after American explorer John Charles Frémont. Fremont is a city in Alameda County, California, United States. Fremont is home to the largest population of Afghan…
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10 Interesting Facts About Fontana
Facts About Fontana Fontana has an estimated population of 208,393, as of 2019, making it the second-most populous city in San Bernardino County and the 19th largest in the state of California. Fontana is a city in San Bernardino County, California. Fontana was Founded by Azariel Blanchard Miller in 1913, it remained essentially rural until…
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10 Interesting Facts About Anaheim
Facts About Anaheim Anaheim’s name is a blend of Ana, after the nearby Santa Ana River, and German -Heim meaning “home”, which is also a common Germanic place name compound The city has a total area of 50.8 square miles, 49.8 square miles of which is land and 1.0 square mile of which is water.…
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10 Interesting Facts About Stockton
Facts About Stockton Stockton was founded by Carlos Maria Weber in 1849 after he acquired Rancho Campo de Los Franceses. The city is named after Robert F. Stockton, and it was the first community in California to have a name, not of Spanish or Native American origin. Stockton is the 13th largest city in California…
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10 Interesting Facts About Riverside
Facts About Riverside Riverside is the 58th largest city in the United States, the 12th largest city in California, and the largest city in California’s Inland Empire metro area. The city has a total area of 81.4 square miles, of which 81.1 square miles is land and 0.3 square miles is water. The elevation of…
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10 Interesting Facts About Santa Ana
Facts About Santa Ana Santa Ana is the County Seat and second-largest city in Orange County, and the eleventh largest in California. The elevation of Santa Ana is 115 feet above sea level. Members of the Tongva and Juaneño/Luiseño are indigenous to the area. The Tongva called the Santa Ana area “Hotuuk.”. Santa Ana is…
