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1309:Fullerton
1299:Sunnyvale
1294:Escondido
1259:Elk Grove
1254:Lancaster
1239:Oceanside
1164:Riverside
1159:Santa Ana
1114:San Diego
1006:San Mateo
986:San Diego
966:Riverside
916:Mendocino
846:El Dorado
841:Del Norte
826:Calaveras
798:By county
745:By region
720:Railroads
700:Etymology
677:Tech boom
622:Civil War
617:Gold Rush
185:San Mateo
137:With the
64:San Mateo
1559:Lakeport
1524:Piedmont
1504:Oroville
1479:Martinez
1454:Woodland
1364:Berkeley
1359:El Monte
1304:Pasadena
1284:Torrance
1264:Palmdale
1214:Glendale
1169:Stockton
1119:San Jose
1076:Tuolumne
1036:Siskiyou
936:Monterey
911:Mariposa
866:Imperial
861:Humboldt
768:Yosemite
753:Bay Area
715:Missions
710:Maritime
705:Highways
692:By topic
414:Archived
207:See also
201:ArgĂĽello
163:patented
80:Atherton
1574:Alturas
1564:Jackson
1544:Willows
1459:Hanford
1399:Redding
1384:Ventura
1349:Vallejo
1334:Concord
1324:Visalia
1289:Hayward
1274:Salinas
1249:Ontario
1204:Fontana
1194:Modesto
1179:Fremont
1154:Anaheim
1144:Oakland
1101:By city
1081:Ventura
1066:Trinity
806:Alameda
781:Regions
730:Slavery
725:Ranchos
139:cession
90:History
68:Belmont
1554:Sonora
1549:Colusa
1514:Auburn
1489:Eureka
1474:Lompoc
1439:Madera
1419:Merced
1369:Downey
1314:Orange
1279:Pomona
1269:Corona
1199:Oxnard
1184:Irvine
1129:Fresno
1071:Tulare
1061:Tehama
1056:Sutter
1046:Sonoma
1041:Solano
1031:Sierra
1026:Shasta
961:Plumas
956:Placer
951:Orange
946:Nevada
921:Merced
901:Madera
891:Lassen
851:Fresno
831:Colusa
816:Amador
811:Alpine
60:league
1534:Yreka
1499:Ukiah
1414:Chico
926:Modoc
906:Marin
881:Kings
856:Glenn
821:Butte
642:Labor
46:, to
1424:Napa
1091:Yuba
1086:Yolo
941:Napa
931:Mono
886:Lake
876:Kern
871:Inyo
82:and
447:at
187:to
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