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The list of county secession proposals in the United States includes proposed new counties to be formed from existing counties within a given state that have not yet been formed. For counties that want to secede from their current state and to join or create another, see List of U.S. state partition proposals .
Dream11 is an Indian fantasy sports platform [6] that allows users to play daily fantasy sports contests, primarily in cricket. [7] [8] [9] In April 2019, Dream11 became the first Indian fantasy sport company to become a unicorn. [10] In November 2021, Dream11 was valued at $8 billion. [11] [12] In October 2023, Dream11 claimed to have 200 ...
Whitney organized the first comprehensive survey of California, and the first complete topographic maps of the state were completed under him. Mount Whitney, the tallest peak in California is named after him. The State Mining Bureau was established in 1880, and the position of State Geologist was changed to State Mineralogist.
Six Californias was a proposed initiative to split the U.S. state of California into six states. It failed to qualify as a California ballot measure for the 2016 state elections due to receiving insufficient signatures. Venture capitalist Tim Draper launched the measure in December 2013.
Pautah County, California was created in 1852 out of territory which, the state of California assumed, was to be ceded to it by the United States Congress from territory in what is now the state of Nevada. When the cession never occurred, the California State Legislature officially abolished the never-organized county in 1859. [4]
It was used anyway as a route of travel and commerce between the eastern United States and California. In addition, ranchers drove many herds of cattle and sheep along this route to new markets. The San Antonio–San Diego Mail Line , operating in 1857–1858, largely followed this route, as did the Butterfield Overland Mail from 1858–1861.
File:California_county_map.svg licensed with PD-USGov-DOC-Census 2006-09-21T21:01:46Z Tintazul 512x857 (722537 Bytes) County map corrected and coloured, with FIPS subcode; 2006-01-02T19:09:38Z Fastfission 94x160 (723356 Bytes) Vector map of California showing state and county borders. Derived from a US Census publication.
American period: An enlargeable map of the United States after the Compromise of 1850. American period: The Nataqua Territory extension into California (light yellow), and Nevada's Roop County claim (light yellow area plus area outlined in green). American period: An enlargeable map of the United States as it has been since 1959.