CaliforniaThe Golden State

•31st State•Admitted to Statehood

1850•Population: 33,871,648

Capital CitySacramento

• Founded in 1849• Pony Express, Continental Railroad, and the Gold

Rush all began here.• Colleges: UC Davis and Cal State Sacramento• Places to Visit: Old Sacramento, Sutter’s Fort

Three Major Cities

• Los Angeles: Farming town owned by Spain, UCLA, Olvero Street, a Mexican Market Place

• San Diego: 1st Mission founded 1769, UCSD, Sea World, Zoo

• San Jose: 1st Civilian Settlement 1777, San Jose State, Winchester House

Mountains, Rivers & Lakes

• Mountains: Sierra Nevadas, Highest Point is Mt. Whitney 14,494 ft.

• Rivers: Sacramento and Colorado• Lakes: Lake Shasta and Mono

Lake

State Symbols• Bird: California Valley Quail

• Flower: California Poppy

• State Flag:

• State Seal:

Famous People• Richard Nixon: 37th President of

the United States

• Jeff Gordon: Race Car Driver

• Jack London: Author, White Fang

Tourist Attractions• Golden Gate Bridge, San Francisco• Yosemite National Park• Disneyland, Anaheim

Manufacturing, Agriculture &

Climate• Manufacturing: Computers and computer software, film production, aerospace, tourism

• Agriculture: Vegetables,fruit, nuts, dairy, cattle, nursery stock, grapes

• Climate: Varied temperatures. Summers are dry with occasional showers. Rain occurs most Oct-April in North and Nov-March in South

Fun FactsDid you know that…• California is bordered by Arizona,

Nevada, and Oregon• More turkeys are raised here than

other states• Death Valley is the hottest, driest

place in United States• Sequoia National Park has the

largest tree, 102 feet in circumference

Important Dates1849 - Gold Rush1850 - California becomes a state1869 - Complettion of the

Transcontinental Railroad