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Nipomo (/ n ə ˈ p oʊ m oʊ /; Chumash: Nipumuʔ) [4] is an unincorporated town in San Luis Obispo County, California, United States. The population was 16,714 for the 2010 census [ 5 ] and grew to 18,176 for the 2020 census. [ 6 ]
Rancho Nipomo Dana Adobe and re-enactor, 2012. Rancho Nipomo was a 37,888-acre (153.33 km 2) Mexican land grant in present day San Luis Obispo County, California given in 1837 by Governor Juan B. Alvarado to William Goodwin Dana. [2] The grant encompassed present day Nipomo. [3] [4] [5] The ranch is designated as a California Historical ...
The Dana Adobe & Cultural Center or "Casa de Dana" is a historic landmark in Nipomo, California.It was the home of Boston sea captain William Goodwin Dana, who in 1837 was granted the 37,888-acre (153.33 km 2) Rancho Nipomo in Southern California.
The Center features exhibits about the natural history of the dunes, and the area's cultural history. [36] The 2,553 acres (1,033 ha) Guadalupe-Nipomo Dunes National Wildlife Refuge (NWR) is located in the midsection of the Dunes Complex and includes 1.8 miles (2.9 km) of beach front. The NWR was established in 2000 by the U.S. Fish and ...
Migrant Mother is a photograph taken in 1936 in Nipomo, California, by American photographer Dorothea Lange [1] during her time with the Resettlement Administration (later the Farm Security Administration). [2]
Pacheco Adobe, built 1835 by Salvio Pacheco on Rancho Monte del Diablo The Guajome Adobe, built 1852–53 as the seat of Rancho Guajome. In Alta California (now known as California) and Baja California, ranchos were concessions and land grants made by the Spanish and Mexican governments from 1775 [1] to 1846.
Florence Owens Thompson (born Florence Leona Christie; September 1, 1903 – September 16, 1983) was an American woman who was the subject of Dorothea Lange's photograph Migrant Mother (1936), considered an iconic image of the Great Depression.
For many Dust Bowl migrants, work in California's agricultural sector was their primary means of survival. They took on jobs as pea-pickers, cotton pickers, and fruit harvesters, often working long hours for meager pay. The transient nature of the work meant that families had to move frequently, following the harvest seasons across the state.