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National Park Service: Pinnacles National Monument
Pinnacles National Monument, an ancient volcano, encompasses 26,000 acres of California land. The National Park Services feature this monument and work to preserve it while offering its rich history, wildlife, and more to site seeking...
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National Park Service: Lassen Volcanic National Park
Northern California hot spot Lassen Volcanic National Park consists of thirty volcanic peaks. The park boasts of its hydrothermal features and offers historical, cultural, and scientific information.
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California Missions Resource Center
Peruse this thorough resource featuring historical California missions stretching from San Diego to San Francisco as the Spanish established themselves on the west coast of North America between 1768-1853. Read stories of the early...
Huntington Library
Huntington Library: Land of Golden Dreams: California in the Gold Rush
A rich site on the California gold rush, 1848-1858. An online exhibit traces the gold rush using primary sources, a teacher page gives lesson plans from 4-12 and a kid's page offers further online adventures. Takes a long time to load.
Oakland Museum of California
Gold Rush: California on the Eve Californios
This resource presents information about the Spanish influence in California before the Gold Rush.
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Uc Press: Workin' Man Blues
This site, from the University of California Press, offers a description of Gerald Haslam's book about country music in California called "Workin' Man Blues." The site also offers a bit of information about Haslam's life and other works.
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Ailello Studios: The Land of Glittering Dreams
Learn some interesting facts about the California Gold Rush through images, personal stories and other writings.
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Ca State Capitol Museum: Kids Zone: Word Scramble: Bear Flag Revolt [Pdf]
Unscramble the words to learn about the Bear Flag Revolt.
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The Gold Rush: Gold Country
A great look at the people who made money providing services for the miners in the California Gold Rush.
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Uc Press: The Great Central Valley
This site, from the University of California Press, describes the book "The Great Central Valley," with text by Gerald Haslam and photos by Stephen Johnson and Robert Dawson. The description offers interesting information about the book...
Library of Congress
Loc: Early California History: An Overview
Table of Contents of an easy-to-understand history of California ranging from the first peoples to the turn of the century and covers the topics of the Missions, the discovery of gold, the towns and the cities.
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The Missions Trail
Briefly describes each of the 21 California Missions that make up California's historic mission trail. The missions are located from San Diego to Sonoma.
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International Museum of Women: California Woman Suffrage 1870 1911
A ten-slide exhibit of the history of the movement for woman suffrage in California. Through photographs and captions, the exhibit tells the story of women working for the right to vote.
Museum of the City of San Francisco
Virtual Museum of the City of San Francisco: Steamer Day at the Post Office
This page contains information about Steamer Day that took place in San Francisco in the late 1800s.