2. California The Golden State 31st State Admitted to Statehood 1850 Population: 33,871,648

3. Capital City Sacramento Founded in 1849 Pony Express, Continental Railroad, and the Gold Rush all began here. Colleges: UC Davis and Cal State Sacramento Places to Visit: Old Sacramento, Sutter’s Fort

4. Three Major Cities Los Angeles: Farming town owned by Spain, UCLA, Olvero Street, a Mexican Market Place San Diego: 1st Mission founded 1769, UCSD, Sea World, Zoo San Jose: 1st Civilian Settlement 1777, San Jose State, Winchester House

5. Mountains, Rivers & Lakes Mountains: Sierra Nevadas, Highest Point is Mt. Whitney 14,494 ft. Rivers: Sacramento and Colorado Lakes: Lake Shasta and Mono Lake

6. State Symbols Bird: California Valley Quail Flower: California Poppy State Flag: State Seal:

7. Famous People Richard Nixon: 37th President of the United States Jeff Gordon: Race Car Driver Jack London: Author, White Fang

8. Tourist Attractions Golden Gate Bridge, San Francisco Yosemite National Park Disneyland, Anaheim

9. Manufacturing, Agriculture & Climate Manufacturing: Computers and computer software, film production, aerospace, tourism Agriculture: Vegetables,fruit, nuts, dairy, cattle, nursery stock, grapes Climate: Varied temperatures. Summers are dry with occasional showers. Rain occurs most Oct-April in North and Nov-March in South

10. Fun Facts Did you know that… California is bordered by Arizona, Nevada, and Oregon More turkeys are raised here than other states Death Valley is the hottest, driest place in United States Sequoia National Park has the largest tree, 102 feet in circumference

11. Important Dates 1849 - Gold Rush 1850 - California becomes a state 1869 - Complettion of the Transcontinental Railroad