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During the peak years of the gold rush, the population of indigenous people in California dropped from some 150,000 to roughly 31,000, according to the International Indian Treaty Council.
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State flag of California Location of California on the U.S. map. This is a list of notable people from the U.S. state of California. It includes people who were born/raised in, lived in, or spent portions of their lives in California, or for whom California is a significant part of their identity.
In 2011, Little Arabia became the center of Arab American activities supporting the wave of Arab revolutions known as the "Arab Spring".On February 4 a demonstration in support of the Egyptian revolution took place on Brookhurst Street [12] followed by a celebration on February 11 after Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak was ousted [13] and another one on February 12. [14]
Ophir was a boomtown of the California Gold Rush. Originally named The Spanish Corral in 1849, [4] Ophir received its Biblical name Ophir, the source of King Solomon's treasures, in 1850 because of the rich gold placer mining in the area. [2] In 1852 it was the center of the local gold mining industry, and the most populous town in the county.
This category is for people from the United States state of California Classification : People : By nationality : American : By state : California Also: Countries : United States : States : California : People
List of people associated with the California Gold Rush Name Image Birth, death Birthplace Profession Notes John "Grizzly" Adams: 1812–1860 Medway, Massachusetts, U.S. mountain man, trainer of grizzly bears [1] Elihu Anthony: 1818–1905 Greenfield, New York, U.S. alcalde, blacksmith, industrialist, abolitionist, postmaster, Methodist minister
Alta California, Viceroyalty of New Spain (now California, U.S.) politician, journalist three-term Mayor of Los Angeles [12] Juan Bautista Alvarado: 1809–1882 Monterey, Alta California, Viceroyalty of New Spain (now California, U.S.) politician served as Governor of Alta California from 1837 to 1842 [13] José María Alviso: 1798–1853