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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.
Walker is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Mono County, California, United States. [2] It is located 3 miles (5 km) south of Coleville. [4] The ZIP Code is 96107, and mail to Walker should be addressed Coleville.
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Manchester is a census-designated place [5] in Mendocino County, California, United States. [2] It is located 5 miles (8 km) north of Point Arena [ 6 ] at an elevation of 85 feet (26 m). [ 2 ] The population was 159 at the 2020 census , [ 3 ] down from 195 in 2010.
Currently, it is located 1 km outside the modern town of Pella. Pella was probably founded at the beginning of the 4th century BC by Archelaus I as the new capital of Macedon, supplanting Aigai . The city was the birthplace of Philip II in 382 BC, and of Alexander the Great , his son, in 356 BC.
Atherton (/ ˈ æ θ ə r t ə n / ATH-ər-tən) is an incorporated town in San Mateo County, California, United States. Its population was 6,823 as of July 2023 estimates. The town's zoning regulations permit only one single-family home per acre, and prohibit sidewalks. [9]
The Romans clashed with the Macedonian kingdom in three wars in the early third century BC. After defeating Perseus in the Third Macedonian War, Rome abolished the Macedonian monarchy and divided Macedon into four client republics, called merides, with capitals located at Amphipolis, Thessalonica, Pella, and Pelagonia, [5] which were members of a federal league, the League of the Macedonians. [6]
Cazadero receives an average of 85 in (2,200 mm) of rain a year, and is reputed to be the second-wettest town in California, after Gasquet. [3] According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP covers an area of 7.1 square miles (18.4 km 2), 99.98% of it land and 0.02% of it water. The ZIP Code covers about 216 square miles (559.4 km 2). [4]