1. CALIFORNIA
BY: ALLY CELUS

2. FACTS ABOUT CALIFORNIA
Admitted as 31st state on September 9, 1850.
Named by the Spanish after Califia, a mythical paradise in a Spanish romance, written by Montalvo in 1510.
Its nickname is “Golden State”, referring to the gold that was once taken from the land in almost a rush.
More than 45% of California is forestland.

3. POPULATION 38,332,521 people live in California
Ranked 1 out of 50 for most populated state.

4. NATURAL RESOURCES
OIL California’s production ranks 4th in the nation. Today, the state has 47,000 working oil wells.
TIMBER
California’s production of forest products trails only Oregon and Washington.
FISHING
Tuna, halibut, and herring are the most important fish taken from California’s coastal waters.

5. STATE SYMBOLS STATE ANIMAL
STATE MOTTO “EUREKA!” has appeared on the state seal since 1849 and means “I have found it”.
STATE ANIMAL
California grizzly bear held its ground as civilizations grew. The last California grizzly was hunted and killed in August 1922.
STATE BIRD
California quail, also known as the valley quail, is a common and prized game bird.

6. STATE FLAG
The grizzly bear is a symbol of great strength. The red star is a reference to the lone Star of Texas. This flag was adopted as the State Flag by the State Legislature in 1911.

7. MAJOR ATTRACTIONS
Hollywood is a district within the city of Los Angeles, it is still considered the world’s motion picture industry.
Disneyland in Anaheim, is the first theme park designed by Walt Disney.
Columbia in the Sierra hills, offers one of the state’s best representations of a gold rush town.

8. SACRAMENTO, CALIFORNIA
Capital city
SACRAMENTO, CALIFORNIA
California leaders disagreed over the location of their capital city, moving it from San Jose, to Vallejo, to Benicia, and, finally, to Sacramento.

9. BRIEF GEOGRAPHY
Highest point: Mt. Whitney, elevation at the summit is 14,494 ft
The state’s Pacific coastline runs 840 miles, the longest sea coast of any state except Alaska and Florida.
Lowest point: Badwater Basin in Death Valley, is the lowest point in the U.S. at 282 ft below sea level

10. GOVERNOR OF CALIFORNIA
EDMUND G. BROWN, JR.
Elected the governor of California in 2011
Born on April 7, 1938 in San Francisco, California (current age: 78 years old)
Married to Anne Gust
Parents: Bernice Layne Brown and Pat Brown.

11. LICENSE PLATE Name of state that issued the license plate
Year of renewal sticker
Month sticker shows the month when the vehicle’s registration needs renewed.
Vehicle’s License Plate Number identifies each individual vehicle with its own unique number.
California added their DMV website to remind people of their website.

12. CALIFORNIA QUARTER Shows:
John Muir, “Father of Our National Park System”, helped form a club to protect Yosemite National Park in 1890.
the Yosemite Valley, a main attraction of Yosemite National Park.
the California condor a once nearly extinct bird that was successfully re-populated.

13. Walter Elias (Walt) Disney
FAMOUS PEOPLE
Walter Elias (Walt) Disney
Invented and produced cartoon films
Created Mickey Mouse in 1928
Produced first full-color film in 1932
Created Disneyland amusement park in California and Disneyworld in Florida

14. FAMOUS PEOPLE Marilyn Monroe
Born, Norma Jean Baker or Norma Jean Mortenson, in Los Angeles
World-famous actress who starred in more than 30 films

15. FAMOUS PEOPLE Levi Strauss Clothing manufacturer
Opened a wholesale business in San Francisco in 1853
In 1874, he began producing the famous blue denim jeans reinforced with rivets

16. BIBLIOGRAPHY
America the Beautiful, California, by R. Conrad Stein, 1988.
“The United States Mint”
“License Plates of the World”
“50states.com – States and Capitals”
“CA.GOV”