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California SymbolsAnimal, Bird, Colors, Dance, Fife and Drum Band, Fish, Flag, Flower, Folk Dance, Fossil, Gemstone, Gold Rush Ghost Town, Grass, Historical Society, Insect, Marine Fish, Marine Mammal, Military Museum, Mineral & Mineralogic Emblem, Motto, Nicknames, Poet Laureate, Prehistoric Artifact, Reptile, Rock & Lithologic Emblem, Seal, Soil, Song, Tall Ship, Tartan, Theatre, Tree |
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Origin of California State NameThe name "California" came from a knightly romance book that was published in 1510. It was about an island paradise near the Indies where beautiful Queen Califia ruled over a country of beautiful black Amazons with lots of pearls and gold. Men were only allowed there one day a year to help perpetuate the race. Cortez's men thought they found the island in 1535, because they found pearls. Later, Francisco de Ulloa found that the island was really a peninsula. NicknamesThe state legislature made "The Golden State" the official nickname of California in 1968. The Golden State:California's long association with gold make this a natural nickname for the state. From the naming of the state in the 16th century to the California Gold Rush of 1848 and the fields of yellow poppies (official state flower) that bloom in the springtime, gold, in one form or another, has been intertwined with the history and development of California. By 1867 the state has been known as The Golden State, which became the state's official nickname in 1968 (appearing also on license plates). It is particularly appropriate since California's modern development can be traced back to the discovery of gold in 1848 and fields of golden poppies can be seen each spring throughout the state. The Golden State Museum is also the name of a new museum slated to open in late 1998 at the California State Archives in Sacramento. The museum's exhibits will bring to life the momentous events of California's history through a series of innovative, interpretive exhibits. El Dorado StateCalifornia was also sometimes known as El Dorado because of the Gold Rush of 1848. Grape StateBecause of its wine connections, The Grape State. Land of Milk and HoneyA nickname promoting California as a land of opportunity with connections to "The Promised Land" of the Bible. Slogans
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name \ˈnām\ noun Etymology:Middle English, from Old English nama; akin to Old High German namo name, Latin nomen, Greek onoma, onyma Date: before 12th century 1 a: a word or phrase that constitutes the distinctive designation of a person or thing b: a word or symbol used in logic to designate an entity
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