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  2. California's Great America - Wikipedia

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    California's Great America is an 112-acre (45 ha) amusement park [1] located in Santa Clara, California, United States. Owned and operated by Six Flags Entertainment Corporation, it originally opened in 1976 as one of two parks built by the Marriott Corporation. Great America features over 40 rides and attractions, with Gold Striker among its ...

  3. Flight Deck (California's Great America) - Wikipedia

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    Flight Deck (formerly Top Gun and briefly as Soaring Chiefs) is a steel inverted roller coaster located at California's Great America in Santa Clara, California. Built by Bolliger & Mabillard and designed by Werner Stengel, the roller coaster made its debut on March 20, 1993, as Top Gun. The roller coaster was built as Paramount, who had ...

  4. History of California - Wikipedia

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    t. e. The history of California can be divided into the Native American period (about 10,000 years ago until 1542), the European exploration period (1542–1769), the Spanish colonial period (1769–1821), the Mexican period (1821–1848), and United States statehood (September 9, 1850–present). California was one of the most culturally and ...

  5. Gold Striker - Wikipedia

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    Gold Striker is a wooden roller coaster located at California's Great America amusement park. Built by Great Coasters International and designed by Jeff Pike, Gold Striker was the park's eighth roller coaster which opened to the public on May 31, 2013. Its 174-foot-long (53 m) tunnel is the longest in the world to be featured on the first drop ...

  6. List of largest cities in California by population - Wikipedia

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    County. Image. Description. 1. Los Angeles. 3,820,914. Los Angeles County. Los Angeles is the largest city in California and one of the largest cities in the Americas. Los Angeles is a global city and famed worldwide as home to the Hollywood film industry and for its influence in popular culture.

  7. Patriot (California's Great America) - Wikipedia

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    Patriot is a floorless roller coaster located in Hometown Square at the California's Great America amusement park in Santa Clara, California, United States. The roller coaster originally opened as Vortex on March 9, 1991. It was a stand-up roller coaster designed by Werner Stengel and manufactured by Bolliger & Mabillard.

  8. Category:California's Great America - Wikipedia

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    The following 2 files are in this category, out of 2 total. Flight Deck (California's Great America) logo.png 363 × 274; 110 KB. RailBlazer logo.png 410 × 108; 24 KB. Categories: Amusement parks in California. Cedar Fair amusement parks. Amusement rides by amusement park. San Francisco Bay Area amusement parks. Santa Clara, California.

  9. Sacramento, California - Wikipedia

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    Old Sacramento, the oldest quarter of the city, grew up along the Sacramento River in the mid-1800s. Residents of Sacramento adopted a city charter in 1849, which was recognized by the state legislature in 1850. Sacramento is the oldest incorporated city in California, incorporated on February 27, 1850. [ 19 ]