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California Map Tourist Attractions

editor — Mon, 07 Nov 2016 23:24:00 +0000

LOS PADRES NATIONAL FOREST 1,724,000 acres. This huge National Forest consists of two tracts along the coast of south-central California, with lands northwest of Los Angeles as well as in the Big Sur area to the north. There are several mountain ranges here, with 8,831-foot Mount Pinos the highest point. The rugged scenery in Los Padres includes steep peaks, sculpted rock formations, canyons, and cliffs. A portion of the famous Big Sur coastline falls within the forest boundaries, along with some areas of desert. In the region are some notable rivers, streams with waterfalls, and hot springsplus oak woodlands, forests

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California

editor — Thu, 05 May 2016 22:12:00 +0000

The Homestead Act is passed in Congress. The act allows squatters in the West to settle and claim vacant lands often those owned by Mexicans. Cristobal Aguilar is elected mayor of Los Angeles. Romualdo Pacheco is elected as the first, and only, Latino governor of California. Pacheco later becomes the first Latino to chair a standing committee in Congress. The Mexican Revolution begins, and hundreds of thousands of Mexicans seek refuge in California. In response to labor shortages during World War I, many Mexicans move to California to labor in farms, mines, and railroads on a temporary basis. Congress passes

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