California

=California=

http://www.nationalatlas.gov/printable/reference.html#California

About

The name California was first used in 1542 to designate the region by the Spanish expedition led by Juan Rodríguez Cabrillo. It was probably derived from a popular Spanish novel published in 1510 in which a fictional island paradise named California was described. California is the third largest state in area after Alaska and Texas. The discovery of gold and the immigration in 1849 of thousands of "forty-niners" in search of the precious metal helped California's admission into the Union in 1850 as the 31st state. Today, California has the highest population of any state in the nation and is America's principal agricultural state. It is also the home of Hollywood, the center of America's movie and television industry. http://usa.usembassy.de/california.htm

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State Facts

Nickname- Golden State Motto-Eureka before statehood, known as the California Republic Demonym- Californian Flower- Golden Poppy Tree- California redwoods Bird- California Valley Quail Animal- California Grizzly Bear Fish- California Golden trout Colors- Gold and Blue Song- "I Love You, California"

Population and Cities

Capital- Sacramento Largest city- Los Angeles