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Country, States and Waterways that border California: Mexico, Arizona, Nevada, Oregon and Pacific Ocean *** Official State Home *** A sunny climate and great natural wealth have given America's second largest state the name of Golden State. The color of gold is in the yellow sands of its deserts; in its state flower, the poppy; and in its golden fruit. Its citizens recognize not only in its mines and their percious metals, but also in its rich farms, in its seashore and mountain playgrounds, and in its mild climate, the wealth which makes it El Dorado, the golden land. Its name, according to most authorities, is taken from that of a fabled island near the equator in the far western seas. Some believe that it is a contraction of the Spanish words caliente forno, meaning hot furnace, which early travelers used to describe the arid, got regions of the south. *** Sites of Interest *** *** Other California Sites *** Check
Road Conditions Railroads that Once was.....and some still are here. Amador Central, Arcata and Mad River, Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe, Bay Point & Clayton, California Central, California, Shasta & Eastern, California Western R.R. & Navigation Company, Camino, Placerville & Lake Tahoe, Diamond & Caldor, Hammond & Little River Redwood Company, Ltd., Great Northern, Holton Inter-Urban, McCloud River, Minarets & Western, Modesto & Empire Traction, Nevada County Narrow Gauge, Northwestern Pacific, Pacific Coast, Petaluma & Santa Rosa, Quincy, Sacramento Northern, San Diego & Arizona, Santa Maria Valley, Sierra Railway of California, Southern Pacific, Stockton Terminal & Eastern, Tidewater Southern, Tonopah & Tidewater, Trona, Union Pacific System, Ventura County, Western Pacific, Yosemite Valley, Yreka, Yuma Valley. Questions about California If you wish to have answers to the following questions, please send your answers to Webmaster@TechMediq.com and we'll grade your answers and send back the ones you missed. Which is the most famous mountain peak within the state? Which mountain peak is the loftiest? How was gold first mined in the state? Who was the first white man to enter the territory of California? Who first explored the coast lin? What is the most famous tree? What is the origin of the name "California"? Why is California know as the Golden State? What are sinks? What is El Camino Real? What tree was named for a military man? |
