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2. Nipomo, California - Wikipedia

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   Rancho Nipomo (the Chumash word ne-po-mah meant "foot of the hill") was one of the first and largest of the Mexican land grants in San Luis Obispo County. Dana Adobe. William G. Dana of Boston, a sea captain whose travels led him to California, married Maria Josefa Carrillo of Santa Barbara. In 1837, the 38,000-acre (150 km 2) Rancho Nipomo was ...

3. Rancho Santa Maria de Los Peñasquitos - Wikipedia

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   1824. Rancho Santa Maria de Los Peñasquitos was a 8,486-acre (34.34 km 2) Mexican land grant in present-day southwestern San Diego County, California, given in 1823 to Francisco María Ruiz. The name means "Saint Mary of the Little Cliffs". It encompassed the present-day communities of Mira Mesa, Carmel Valley, and Rancho Peñasquitos in ...

4. Wilder Ranch State Park - Wikipedia

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   7,000 acres (28 km 2) Governing body. California Department of Parks & Recreation. Wilder Ranch State Park is a California State Park on the Pacific Ocean coast north of Santa Cruz, California. The park was formerly a dairy ranch, and many of the ranch buildings have been restored for use as a museum. There are no campgrounds; a day-use parking ...

5. Guadalupe-Nipomo Dunes - Wikipedia

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   Designated. 1974. Guadalupe-Nipomo Dunes is the largest remaining dune system south of San Francisco and the second largest in the U.S. state of California. [1] It encompasses an 18-mile (29 km) stretch of coastline on the Central Coast of California and extends from southern San Luis Obispo County to northern Santa Barbara County. [2]

6. Santa Maria, California - Wikipedia

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   Santa Maria (Spanish for " St. Mary ") is a city in the Central Coast of California in northern Santa Barbara County. It is approximately 65 miles (105 km) northwest of Santa Barbara and 150 miles (240 km) northwest of downtown Los Angeles. Its population was 109,707 at the 2020 census, [ 8 ] making it the most populous city in the county and ...

7. Guadalupe, California - Wikipedia

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   Lodgings along Highway 1, which bisects the city, circa 2005. Guadalupe is a small city located in Santa Barbara County, California. According to the 2010 census, the city has a population of 7,080. Guadalupe is economically and socially tied to the city of Santa Maria, which is about 8 miles (13 km) to the east.