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Welcome to California! Here is a sampling of some interesting facts and trivia you will find in your personal California Souvenir Passport:
- San Francisco prohibits elephants from strolling down Market Street unless they are on a leash.
- In 1972 California became the first state in the union adopt an official state insect: the dogface butterfly!
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The Sequoia Redwoods of California are the largest and oldest trees in the world, growing up to 379 feet in height and living over 2,200 years!.
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Joe DiMaggio, Robert Frost, Leonardo DiCaprio, Jack London and Coolio all come from the State of California.
California Souvenir State passports cost $5.45 each plus $.70 for shipping and are very easy to order. To purchase for yourself, family or friends simply click on the secure PayPal 'Add to Cart' button below:
The information below provides a content preview of your California Souvenir State Passport. Only certain sections are available online, but the entire souvenir California passport can be yours for only $5.45.
California State Passport - Table of Contents
General Information
Welcome to California - The Golden State!
California History and Economic Overview
California Trivia
California Geography
Business and Industry
Redwood Forests
Napa Valley
California Vital Statistics
Important Californian Cities
Los Angeles
San Francisco
Hollywood
State Information
California State Animal
California State Flag
California State Seal
California State Capitol
California State Song
California State Flower
California State Rock
California State Reptile
California State Bird
California State Precious Gemstone
California State Gemstone (semi-precious)
California State Fossil
California State Fish and Fish Records
California State Trees and Tree Records
California State Metal
California State Grass
Welcome to California - The Golden State!
I, the undersigned, hereby request all whom it may concern to permit the person named herein to enjoy without delay the hospitality and beauty of this great State and to give aid to ensure a safe and pleasant journey to the California Passport bearer named herein.
Signed,
John Muir
John Muir, Naturalist 1868 |
California History and Economic Overview
Native Americans were the first inhabitants of California and have lived in the region for over 15,000 years. When Spanish explorers first came to California, in the 1530s, approximately one million Native Americans occupied the land. In 1579, Queen Elizabeth I sent Sir Francis Drake to claim California for England. However, it was not until the mid-1700s that California was actually colonized and it was the Spanish who accomplished this feat. In 1848, Mexico ceded California and New Mexico to the United States for only $15 million. That same year, the discovery of gold at Sutter's Mill started the famous California Gold Rush. Fueled by the population boom of gold enthusiasts, California became an official U.S. State on September 9, 1850.
Today California has the largest population in the United States with 32.7 million people (2007 estimate) and is the third largest state in terms of land area. Los Angeles, San Diego, San Jose, and San Francisco are four of the nation's 20 largest cities. California ranks first in the U.S. in terms of agriculture and manufacturing production, but its service industries make up the largest component of its gross domestic product--$1.544 trillion in 2006. If California were a country, its production and service industries would rank the sixth largest in the world. The State of California has five distinct economic industries: the Central Valley (agriculture), Hollywood (entertainment), Silicon Valley (technology), Northern California and Santa Barbara (wine production), and San Diego and San Francisco (bio-technology).
California Vital Statistics
Total Area: 158,402 square miles, third largest state
Population: 37,172,015 people (largest in the United States)
Statehood: September 9, 1850, the 31st state
Nickname: Golden State
State Capitol: Sacramento, 457,514 people
Largest City: Los Angeles, 3,976,071 people (2006 est.)
Coldest Temperature: -45°F January, 20, 1937, in Boca, California
Hottest Temperature: 134°F July 10, 1943, Death Valley, California
Highest Point: Mt. Whitney, 14,495 feet
Lowest Point: Death Valley, 282 feet below sea level
Deepest Cave: Bigfoot Cave, 1,250 feet
Geographic Center: 37°09'58N, 119°26'58W
California Length: 770 miles
California Width: 250 miles
Your California State Passport is also filled with many pages of educational state history and science. Here is another glimpse of what this unique souvenir has to offer...
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