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  2. USNS Mission San Francisco - Wikipedia

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    USNS Mission San Francisco (T-AO-123) was a Mission Buenaventura -class oiler that served in the United States Navy. The ship was originally intended as USS Contoocook (AO-104) for the U.S. Navy but her acquisition was canceled. The ship, a Type T2-SE-A3 tanker, was completed as SS Mission San Francisco and delivered after the end of World War II.

  3. List of Los Angeles Historic-Cultural Monuments in the San ...

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    Remains of wells built of mission tiles around 1800 by Tongva Indians from the Mission San Fernando Rey de España to provide water to the mission; taken over by the Department of Water and Power in 1919, the 6-acre (24,000 m 2) well site is the oldest existing source of water supply in the city, other than the Los Angeles River

  4. San Fernando, California - Wikipedia

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    www .ci .san-fernando .ca .us. San Fernando ( Spanish for "St. Ferdinand") is a general-law city [8] in the San Fernando Valley region of Los Angeles County, California, in the Los Angeles metropolitan area. It is an enclave in the City of Los Angeles. As of the 2020 census the population of San Fernando was 23,946.

  5. San Fernando, Romblon - Wikipedia

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    According to the 2015 census, San Fernando has a population of 23,271, which makes San Fernando the 3rd most inhabited town in the province of Romblon.The variant Romblomanon language locally called Sibuyanon dialect (Sibuyanon Magdiwang-España Style) is the native language in 4 eastern barangays of the municipality, while the rest speaks Sibuyanon (Sibujanon Azagra-San Fernando Style).

  6. 1812 San Juan Capistrano earthquake - Wikipedia

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    The 1812 San Juan Capistrano earthquake, also known simply as the Capistrano earthquake or the Wrightwood earthquake, [6] occurred on December 8 at 15:00 UTC in Alta California. At the time, this was a colonial territory of the Spanish Empire. Damage occurred at several of the missions in the region of Pueblo de Los Ángeles, including Mission ...

  7. Rancho Ex-Mission San Diego - Wikipedia

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    Rancho Ex-Mission San Diego was a 58,875-acre (238.26 km 2) Mexican land grant in present-day San Diego County, California given in 1846 by Governor Pio Pico to Santiago Argüello. [1] The rancho derives its name from the secularized Mission San Diego, and was called ex-Mission because of a division made of the lands held in the name of the ...

  8. USNS Mission San Fernando - Wikipedia

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    Mission San Fernando. SS Mission San Fernando was a Type T2-SE-A2 tanker built for the United States Maritime Commission during World War II. After the war she was acquired by the United States Navy as USS Mission San Fernando (AO-122). Later the tanker transferred to the Military Sea Transportation Service as USNS Mission San Fernando (T-AO-122).

  9. San Fernando Road - Wikipedia

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    North end. Sierra Highway near Sylmar. San Fernando Road is a major street in the City of Los Angeles and Los Angeles County. Within the Burbank city limits it is signed as San Fernando Boulevard, and north of Newhall Pass it is signed as The Old Road. It was previously designated as Business Loop 5 in the 1970s.