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The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to the U.S. state of California . California is the most populous and the third most extensive of the 50 states of the United States of America. California is home to Los Angeles, San Francisco, San Diego, and Sacramento, respectively the 2nd, 6th, 17th, and 23rd most ...
The Bear Flag is the official flag of the U.S. state of California. [1] The precursor of the flag was first flown during the 1846 Bear Flag Revolt and was also known as the Bear Flag. A predecessor, called the Lone Star Flag, was used in an 1836 independence movement; [2] the red star element from that flag appears in the Bear Flag of today.
Delaware's official colors are: Colonial blue Buff Further, "colonial blue and buff, are designated by the Textile Color Card Association of the United States, Inc., New York, as 'arno blue' Cable No. 10663, and 'golden beige' Cable No. 10781 respectively; the color shades having been determined by Colorimetric Specifications of the National Bureau of Standards, United States Department of ...
Bird. California quail. Callipepla californica. 1931. [4] Colors. Blue and gold. Blue represents the sky, and gold represents the color of the precious metal found by forty-niners in the state's hills. 1951.
Summary. Description. Map of California highlighting Orange County.svg. English: A locator map showing Orange County — in Southern California. Date. 12 February 2006. Source. Own work using: nationalatlas.gov, specifically countyp020.tar.gz on the Raw Data Download page. The maps also use state outline data from statesp020.tar.gz.
Mount Whitney, the tallest peak in California is named after him, a testament to his legacy. The State Mining Bureau was established in 1880, and the position of State Geologist was changed to State Mineralogist. In 1891, the first state geologic map showing eight color stratigraphic regions was published. The second geologic map of the state ...
Current territory flags. These are the current official flags of the five permanently inhabited territories of the United States. Dates in parentheses denote when the territory's current flag was adopted by its respective political body. [citation needed] Flag of American Samoa. (April 17, 1960) Flag of Guam.
The Constitution of California ( Spanish: Constitución de California) is the primary organizing law for the U.S. state of California, describing the duties, powers, structures and functions of the government of California. California's constitution was drafted in both English and Spanish by American pioneers, European settlers, and Californios ...