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California History
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 Nicknamed the "Golden
State," California is the third largest state in area after
Alaska and Texas. The discovery of gold and the immigration in
1849 of thousands of "forty-niners" in search of the precious
metal helped California's admission into the Union in 1850.
Today, California, land of the giant redwoods, has the highest
population of any state in the nation and is America's principal
agricultural state. It is also the home of Hollywood, the center
of America's movie and television industry. Its capital is
Sacramento and the state flower is the golden poppy.
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