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1800

50 YEARS BEFORE CALIFORNIA'S RATIFICATION OF THE U.S. CONSTITUTION

  1. Joaquin Higuera, appointed alcalde of Los Angeles in Los Angeles County, California (1800-1802).
  2. January 16, Pedro de Alberni, appointed acting governor of California (1800-March 11, 1802).
1801
1802
  1. Mariano Verdugo, appointed second-term alcalde of Los Angeles in Los Angeles County, California (1802-1809).
  2. March 2, Spanish born José Joaquin de Arrillaga, appointed second-term governor of Las Californias (1802-July 24, 1814). Died on 24 July, 1814 at Mission Soledad in Calfornia.
1803
  1. San Diego's first mission 'Mission San Diego de Alcala', in San Diego County, California, destroyed by an earthquake.
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1804
1805
  1. Rio de los Santos Reyes (Kings River) in Kings County, California, discovered by an exploring expedition.
1806
  1. A Spanish expedition headed by Lt. Ruiz and Zalvidea passed through the Tehachapi area in Kern County, California, looking after Native Americans fugitives.
  2. José de la Guerra y Noriega, appointed acting commandant of San Diego in San Diego County, California (1806-1807).
  3. March 1, Luis Antonio Argüello, appointed commandant of San Francisco in San Francisco County, California (1806-March 27, 1830). First governor of Alta California under Mexican rule. Conducted the "Argüello's expedition to the Columbia" the most extensive exploration of the North Country ever made by the Spaniards in California. Born on June 21, in San Francisco, 1784, died on March 27 in San Francisco 1830, burried Mission Dolores Cemetery.
1807
  1. José Raimundo Carrillo, appointed commandant of San Diego in San Diego County, California (1807-1809).
1808
1809
  1. Francisco Maria Ruiz, appointed acting commandant of San Diego in San Diego County, California (1809-1820).
1810
  1. Fontana part of the Rancho San Antonio land grant in San Bernardino County, California. Coordinates 34°06'N-117°26'W.
  2. Francisco Avila, appointed alcalde of Los Angeles in Los Angeles County, California (1810-1811).
  3. Ignacio de Corral appointed commandant of San Diego in San Diego County, California (1810-1820).
  4. May 20, Francisco Dumatz, a Franciscan missionary entered an area in California, today named San Bernardino County.
1811
  1. Manuel Gutiérrez, appointed alcalde of Los Angeles in Los Angeles County, California (1811-1812).
1812
  1. La Purisima Mission destroyed by an earthquake. Mision La Purisima Concepcion de Maria Santisima, an early European (Spanish) settlement in the Lompoc Valley in Santa Barbara County, California. Founded in 1787 by Franciscan Padre Fermin Francisco Lasuen, established to convert the local Chumash Native Americans. The site is a State Historic Park in the city of Lompoc.
  2. Mission San Diego de Alcala in San Diego County, California, for the second time destroyed by an earthquake.
  3. Guillermo Soto, appointed commissioner of Los Angeles in Los Angeles County, California (1812-1816).
1813
  1. Restoring of the La Purisima Mission in the Lompoc Valley, now a California State Park, after being destroyed by an earthquake.
1814
  1. July 25, José Dario Arguello, appointed acting governor of California (1814-August 15, 1815).
1815
  1. The Grandos expedition visited the Tehachapi region in California to recapture Native Americans escaped from missions.
  2. August 15, Pablo Vicente Sola, appointed governor of California (1815-November 22, 1822).
1816
  1. Antonio Maria Lugo, appointed alcalde of Los Angeles in Los Angeles County, California (1816-1819).
1817
1818
  1. During a land and sea battle, the French born revolutionary privateer (granted Agentinian citizenship) Hipólito Bouchard attacked and damaged Monterey in Monterey County, California.
1819
  1. Anastasio Avila, appointed alcalde of Los Angeles in Los Angeles County, California (1819-1822).
1820
  1. Berkeley in California, granted to the Peralta family, orginally part Rancho San Antonio.
  2. October 20, José Antonio Estudillo, appointed commandant of San Diego in San Diego County, California (1820-September 1821).
1821
  1. September, Francisco Maria Ruiz, appointed second-term commandant of San Diego in San Diego County, California (1821-1827).
1822
  1. Spanish land - in today's Tehachapi region in California - became part of the Republic of Mexico.
  2. Manuel Gutiérrez, appointed second-term alcalde of Los Angeles in Los Angeles County, California (1822-1824).
  3. Ignacio Martinez, appointed acting commandant of San Francisco in San Francisco County, California (1822-October 1825).
  4. San Francisco born Luis Antonio Arguello, first native appointed governor, under Mexican Rule, of Alta California (1822-June 25, 1825).
1823
1824
  1. Guillermo Cota, appointed second-term alcalde of Los Angeles in Los Angeles County, California.
  2. Encarnacion Urquides, appointed alcalde of Los Angeles in Los Angeles County, California.
  3. October 14, California became Territory of Alta California.
1825
  1. José Maria Avila, appointed alcalde of Los Angeles in Los Angeles County, California.
  2. June 25 - José Maria de Echeandia, appointed governor of California (1825-January 31, 1831).
1826
  1. José Antonio Carrillo, appointed alcalde of Los Angeles in Los Angeles County, California.
  2. Claudio Lopez, appointed alcalde of Los Angeles in Los Angeles County, California (1826-1827).
1827
  1. The first American entering the Tehachapi area in California was trapper Jedediah Strong Smith.
  2. Guillermo Cota, appointed third-term alcalde of Los Angeles in Los Angeles County, California (1827-1828).
  3. José Antonio Estudillo, appointed second-term commandant of San Diego in San Diego County, California (1827-April 8, 1830).
1828
  1. José Antonio Carrillo, appointed second-term alcalde of Los Angeles in Los Angeles County, California (1828-1829).
  2. Ignacio Martinez, appointed second-term commandant of San Francisco in San Francisco County, California (1828-1831).
1829
  1. Guillermo Soto, appointed alcalde of Los Angeles in Los Angeles County, California (1829-1830)
1830
  1. Tiburcio Tapia, appointed alcalde of Los Angeles in Los Angeles County, California (1830-1831).
  2. April 8, Santiago Arguello, appointed commandant of San Diego in San Diego County, California (1830-1835).
1831
  1. Vicente Sanchez, appointed alcalde of Los Angeles in Los Angeles County, California (1831-1832).
  2. Mariano Guadalupe Vallejo, appointed commandant of San Francisco in San Francisco County, California (1831-1834).
  3. José Antonion Sanchez, appointed acting commandant of San Francisco in San Francisco County, California (1831-1833).
  4. January 31, Manuel Victoria, appointed governor of California (1831-December 6, 1832).
  5. December 6, José Maria de Echeandia, appointed second-term governor of California (1831-January 31, 1832).
1832
  1. Manuel Dominguez, appointed alcalde of Los Angeles in Los Angeles County, California (1832-1833).
  2. January 11, Pio de Jesus Pico, appointed governor of California (1832-January 31, 1832).
  3. January 11, José Maria de Echeandia appointed third-term governor (in opposition) of California (1832-January 31, 1832).
  4. January 31, Augustin Vicente Zamorano, appointed governor in North California (1832-January 15, 1833).
  5. January 31, José Maria de Echeandia, appointed governor in South California ( 1832-January 15, 1833).
1833
  1. José Antonio Carrillo, appointed third-term alcalde of Los Angeles in Los Angeles County, California (1833-1834)
  2. Damaso Rodriguez, appointed acting commandant of San Francisco in San Francisco County, California (1833-1834).
  3. January 15, José Figueroa appointed governor of California (1833-September 29, 1835).
1834
  1. José Perez, appointed alcalde of Los Angeles in Los Angeles County, California (1834-1835).
  2. Francisco de Haro, appointed alcalde of San Francisco in San Francisco County, California (1834-1835).
1835
  1. Francisco Javier Alvarado, appointed alcalde of Los Angeles in Los Angeles County, California (1835-1836).
  2. José Joaquin Estudillo, appointed alcalde of San Francisco in San Francisco County, California (1835-1836).
  3. January 1, San Diego became San Diego Pueblo in San Diego County, California.
  4. January 1, Juan Maria Osuna, appointed alcalde of San Diego in San Diego County, California (1835-1836).
  5. August 29, José Castro, appointed acting governor of California (1835-January 2, 1836).
1836
  1. Manuel Requena, appointed alcalde of Los Angeles in Los Angeles County, California (1836-1837).
  2. Santiago Arguello, appointed alcalde of San Diego in San Diego County, California (1836-1837).
  3. Francisco Guerrero, appointed alcalde of San Francisco in San Francisco County, California (1836-1837).
  4. La Casa de la Centinela Adobe (historic landmark), built in Inglewood, Los Angeles County, California.
  5. January 2, Nicolas Gutiérrez, appointed acting governor of California (1836-May 1, 1836).
  6. May 1, Mariano Chico, appointed governor of California (1836-July 30, 1836).
  7. May 30, Nicolas Gutiérrez, appointed second-term acting governor of California (1836-September 5, 1836).
  8. June 14, California became a department of Las Californias.
  9. September 5, Juan Bautista Alvarado, appointed governor of California (1836-December 30, 1842).
1837
  1. José Sepulveda, appointed alcalde of Los Angeles in Los Angeles County, California.
  2. José Antonio Estudillo, appointed alcalde of San Diego in San Diego County, California (1837-1839).
  3. Ignacio Martinez, appointed alcalde of San Francisco in San Francisco County, California (1837-1838).
1838
  1. Luis Arena, appointed alcalde of Los Angeles in Los Angeles County, California (1838-1839).
  2. Francisco de Haro, appointed second-term alcalde of San Francisco in San Francisco County, California (1838-1839).
1839
  1. José Sepulveda and Tiburcio Tapia, appointed joint alcaldes of Los Angeles in Los Angeles County, California (1839-1840).
  2. Juan Maria Marron, appointed alcalde of San Diego in San Diego County, California (1839-1841).
  3. Francisco Guerrero, appointed second-term alcalde of San Francisco in San Francisco County, California (1839-1842).
1840
1841
  1. Azusa, part of El Susa Rancho given to Luis Arenas, as Mexican land grant, Los Angeles County, California.
  2. Ignacio Alvarado and Ignacio Palomares, appointed Justices of the Peace of Los Angeles in Los Angeles County, California.
  3. Rosario E. Aguilar, appointed alcalde of San Diego in San Diego County, California.
  4. Jésus Moreno, appointed substitute alcalde of San Diego in San Diego County, California.
1842
  1. The Lugo family was granted the Rancho San Bernardino, or the entire San Bernardino Valley in San Bernardino County, California.
  2. Manuel Dominguez and José Sepulveda, appointed Justices of the Peace of Los Angeles in Los Angeles County, California.
  3. José Antonio Congora, appointed alcalde of San Diego in San Diego County, California.
  4. José Maria Alvarado, appointed substitute alcalde of San Diego in San Diego County, California.
  5. José de Jesus Noe, appointed alcalde of San Francisco in San Francisco County, California (1842-1843).
  6. December 30, José Manuel Micheltorena, appointed governor of California (1842-February 22, 1845).
1843
  1. Antonio F. Coronel and Manuel Dominguez, appointed Justices of the Peace of Los Angeles in Los Angeles County, California.
  2. José Joaquin Ortega, appointed alcalde of San Diego in San Diego County, California (1843-May 1843).
  3. Francisco Sanchez, appointed alcalde of San Francisco in San Francisco County, California (1843-1844).
  4. May, José Antonio Congora, appointed second-term alcalde of San Diego in San Diego County, California.
  5. José Maria Orozco, appointed substitute alcalde of San Diego in San Diego County, California.
1844
  1. Lake Tahoe in California, first seen by explorer John C. Fremont, he named it Lake Bonpland, later it changed in Mountain Lake and Lake Bigler.
  2. Manuel Requena, appointed first alcalde of Los Angeles in Los Angeles County, California (1844-1845).
  3. Tiburcio Tapia, appointed second alcalde of Los Angeles in Los Angeles County, California (1844-1845).
  4. Juan Maria Marron, appointed second-term alcalde of San Diego in San Diego County, California.
  5. Thomas Wrightington, appointed substitute alcalde of San Diego in San Diego County, California.
  6. William Sturgis Hinckley, appointed alcalde of San Francisco in San Francisco County, California (1844-1845).
1845
  1. Vicente Sanchez, appointed first alcalde of Los Angeles in Los Angeles County, California (1845-1846).
  2. Juan Sepulveda, appointed second alcalde of Los Angeles in Los Angeles County, California (1745-1846).
  3. Francisco Maria Alvarado, appointed alcalde of San Diego in San Diego County, California.
  4. José Antonio Estudillo, appointed second-term temporary alcalde of San Diego in San Diego County, California.
  5. José Ramon Arguello, appointed substitute alcalde of San Diego in San Diego County, California.
  6. Juan Nepomuceno Padilla, appointed alcalde of San Francisco in San Francisco County, California.
  7. José de la Cruz Sanchez, appointed alcalde of San Francisco in San Francisco County, California (1845-1846).
  8. February 22, Pio de Jesus Pico, appointed second-term governor of California (1845-July 7, 1846). The last Mexican governor of California. Born on May 5, 1801 at Mission San Gabriel, died on September 11, 1894 in Los Angeles, CA.
1846
  1. Catalina Island, land grant awarded to Thomas Robiins by Governor Pio Pico, in Los Angeles County, California.
  2. Juan Gallardo, appointed first alcalde of Los Angeles in Los Angeles County, California (1846-1847).
  3. José L. Sepulveda, appointed second alcalde of Los Angeles in Los Angeles County, California (1846-1847).
  4. José Antonio Estudillo, appointed third-term alcalde of San Diego in San Diego County, California.
  5. Miguel Pedrorena, appointed alcalde of San Diego in San Diego County, California.
  6. José de Jesus Noe, appointed second-term alcalde of San Francisco in San Francisco County, California.
  7. Battle of San Pasqual fought between California forces and U.S. troops near Escondido in San Diego County, California.
  8. June 14, California proclaimed California Republic.
  9. June 14, William Brown Ide, appointed president of California (1846-July 9, 1846).
  10. July, Washington Allon Bartlett, appointed alcalde of San Francisco in San Francisco County, California (1846-February 1847).
  11. July 7, California under United States occupation.
  12. July 7, John Drake Sloat, appointed military governor of California (1846-July 29, 1846).
  13. July 29, Robert Field Stockton, appointed military governor of California (1846-January 19, 1847).
  14. August, José Joaquin Ortega, appointed second-term alcalde of San Diego in San Diego County, California.
  15. August, Henry D. Fitch, appointed substitute alcalde of San Diego in San Diego County, California (1846-June 1847).
  16. October 31, José Maria Flores, appointed governor (in opposition) of California (1846-January 11, 1847).
1847
  1. José Salazar, appointed first alcalde of Los Angeles in Los Angeles County, California (1847-1848).
  2. Enrique Avila, appointed second alcalde of Los Angeles in Los Angeles County, California (1847-1848).
  3. Philip Crosthwaite, appointed substitute alcalde of San Diego in San Diego County, California.
  4. Thomas Wrightington, appointed second-term substitute alcalde of San Diego in San Diego County, California (1847-March 1848).
  5. January 9, United States takes possession of Los Angeles in Los Angeles County, California.
  6. January 11, Andrés Pico, appointed governor (in opposition) of California (1847-January 13, 1847).
  7. January 19, John Charles Fremont, appointed military governor of California (1847-March 1, 1847).
  8. February 22, Massachusetts native and journalist Edwin Bryant, appointed alcalde of San Francisco in San Francisco County, California (1847-June 1847). Born in 1805, died in Louisville, Kentucky in 1869. Works e.g. 'What I Saw in California'.
  9. March 1, Stephen Watts Kearny, appointed military governor of California (1847-May 31, 1847).
  10. May 31, Richard Barnes Mason, appointed acting military governor of California (1847-February 28, 1849).
  11. June, Robert Clift, appointed alcalde of San Diego in San Diego County, California.
  12. June, George Hyde, appointed alcalde of San Francisco in San Francisco County, California (1847-April 1848).
1848
  1. Angels Camp, founded by Henry Angel a Rhode Island shopkeeper, located in Calaveras County, California.
  2. Jose Maria Amador and several Native Americans, established a gold mining camp near Amador in Amador County, California.
  3. Mokelumne Hill (Moke Hill) founded, located in Calaveras County, California.
  4. Stephen C. Foster, appointed mayor of Los Angeles in Los Angeles County, California (1848-July 1, 1850).
  5. Ignacis Palomores, appointed first alcalde of Los Angeles in Los Angeles County, California.
  6. José Sepulveda, appointed second alcalde of Los Angeles in Los Angeles County, California.
  7. E.L. Brown, appointed alcalde of San Diego in San Diego County, California.
  8. Gold discovered by local Native Americans along the Stanislaus River near Oakdale in Stanislaus County, California.
  9. January, gold discovered at Coloma in El Dorado, California, by James W. Marshall.
  10. February 2, California ceded to the U.S. by Mexico by the Guadeloupe Hidalgo Treaty.
  11. March 29, Peru native Juan Bandini, appointed alcalde of San Diego in San Diego County, California (1848-September 27, 1848). Born in 1800 in Lima, died on November 4, 1859 in Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, Calfornia.
  12. April, John Townsend, appointed alcalde of San Francisco in San Francisco County, California (1848-September 1848).
  13. May 16, gold discovered by Claude Chana in Auburn Ravine, Placer County, California.
  14. October, Thaddeus M. Leavenworth, appointed alcalde of San Francisco in San Francisco County, California (1848-August 1849).
  15. October 3, Juan Maria Marron, appointed alcalde of San Diego in San Diego County, California ( 1848-1849).
  16. December, Sacramento founded in Sacramento County, California.
1849
  1. Antioch, founded as Smith's Landing in Contra Costa County, California. Located on the San Joaquin River. Coordinates 38°01'N-121°49'W.
  2. Auburn Ravine, a gold mining camp, officially named Auburn in Placer County, California.
  3. Gold rush in Central Valley(Great Valley), California.
  4. A.M. Winn, appointed mayor of Sacramento in Sacramento County, California.
  5. Dennis Gahagan, appointed alcalde of San Diego in San Diego County, California (1849-1850).
  6. February 28, Pennsylvania native, Mexican War Brevet Brigadier General Persifor Frazer Smith, appointed military governor of California (1849-April 12, 1849). Born on November 16, 1798 in Philadelphia PA. Died on May 17, 1858, buried Laurel Hill Cemetery in Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania.
  7. April 12, Bennett Riley, appointed military governor of California (1849-December 20, 1849).
  8. August, John White Geary, appointed alcalde of San Francisco in San Francisco County, California (1849-March 1, 1850).
  9. August 1, Sacramento local government organized in Sacramento County, California.
  10. December 3, request from the Territory of California, to be admitted to the Union with a constitution prohibiting slavery (Compromise of 1850).
  11. December 20, Peter Hardeman Burnett, appointed governor of California (1849-January 9, 1851).
1850
  1. California population 92,597 residents.
  2. California, Butte County population, 3,574 residents.
  3. California, Calaveras County population, 16,884 residents.
  4. California, Colusa County population, 115 residents.
  5. California, Eldorado County population, 20,057 residents.
  6. California, Los Angeles County population, 3,530 residents.
  7. California, Marin County population, 323 residents.
  8. California, Mariposa County population, 4,379 residents.
  9. California, Mendocina County population, 55 residents.
  10. California, Monterey County population, 1,872 residents.
  11. California, Napa County population, 405 residents.
  12. California, Sacramento County population, 9,087 residents.
  13. California, San Diego County population, 708 residents.
  14. California, San Joaquin County population, 3,047 residents.
  15. California, San Luis Obispo County population, 336 residents.
  16. California, Santa Barbara County population, 1,185 residents.
  17. California, Santa Cruz County population, 643 residents.
  18. California, Shasta County population, 378 residents.
  19. California, Solano County population, 580 residents.
  20. California, Sonoma County population, 560 residents.
  21. California, Sutter County population, 3,444 residents.
  22. California, Trinity County population, 1,035 residents.
  23. California, Tuolumne County population, 8,351 residents.
  24. California, Yolo County population, 1,086 residents.
  25. California, Yuba County population, 9,673 residents.
  26. September 9, California CA, 31st state admitted to the Union
    California Today : capital Sacramento, area 163,707 sq.mi.(424.001km²) 3rd largest state. Counties 58 : Alameda, Alpine, Amador, Butte, Calaveras, Colusa, Contra Costa, Del Norte, El Dorado, Fresno, Glenn, Humboldt, Imperial, Inyo, Kern, Kings, Lake, Lassen, Los Angeles, Madera, Marin, Mariposa, Mendocino, Merced, Modoc, Mono, Monterey, Napa, Nevada, Orange, Placer, Plumas, Riverside, Sacramento, San Benito, San Bernardino, San Diego, San Francisco, San Joaquin, San Luis Obispo, San Mateo, Santa Barbara, Santa Clara, Santa Cruz, Shasta, Sierra, Siskiyou, Solano, Sonoma, Stanislaus, Sutter, Tehama, Trinity, Tulare, Tuolumne, Ventura, Yolo, Yuba. Attractions & Recreation : Afton Canyon, Aqua Caliente Cultural Museum, Alabama Hills Recreation Management Area, Alcatraz Island, Alturas Recreation Area, American River North Middle South Forks, Angeles National Forest, Antioch Dunes National Wildlife Refuge, Arcata Recreation Management Area, Autry Museum of Western Heritage, Bakersfield Recreation Sites, Barstow Field Recreation Site, Big Morongo Canyon Preserve, Bishop Field Ofiice Recreation Sites, Bitter Creek National Wildlife Refuge, Bizz Johnson Trail, Black Butte Lake, Blackhawk Museum, Blue Ridge National Wildlife Refuge, Boca Reservoir, Bradshaw Trail, Brea Dam, Butte Sink Wildlife Management Area, Cabrillo National Monument, Cache Creek Recreation Area, Cachuma Lake, California Coastal National Monument, California Desert Conservation Area, California Science Center, Carbon Canyon Dam, Carrizo Plain National Monument, Carson Pass Information Station, Cerritos Library, Chabot Space & Science Center, Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary, Chappie/Chasta Off-Highway Vehicle Recreation Area, Chilao Visitor Center, Cleveland National Forest, Coleman National Fish Hatchery, Contra Loma Reservoir, Cordell Bank National Marine Sanctuary, Cosumnes River Preserve, Cow Mountain Recreation Management Area, Dave Moore Nature Area, Death Valley National Park, Devils Postpile National Monument, Don Edwards San Francisco Bay National Wildlife Refuge, Dos Palmas Preserve, Dumont Dunes, East Park Reservoir, Eastman Lake, El Mirage Recreation Management Area, Eldorado National Forest, Elkhorn Slough National Estuarine Research Reserve, Eugene O'Neil National Historic Site, Fish Slough Area of Critical Environmental Concern, Folsom Dam, Folsom Lake, Folsom Recreation Management Area, Folsom S. Canal Recreation Trail, Fort Ord, Fort Point National Historic Site, Fullerton Dam, Golden Gate National Recreation Area, Grassy Hollow Visitor Center, Guadalupe-Nipomo Dunes National Wildlife Refuge, Gulf of the Farallones National Marine Sanctuary, Hansen Dam, Harry L. Englebright Lake, Havasu National Wildlife Refuge, Hensley Lake, High Rock Canyon, Hopper Mountain National Wildlife Refuge, Imperial Reservoir Area-Picahco State Recreation Area, Inyo National Forest, Japanese American National Museum, Jawbone/Butterbredt Recreation Management Area, John Muir National Historic Site, Johnson Valley Off-Highway Vehicle Recreation Area, Joshua Tree National Park, Juan Bautista de Anza National Historic Trail, Juniper Flats, Kern National Wildlife Refuge, Keswick Reservoir, King Range National Conservation Area, Klamath National Forest, Lake Berryessa, Lake Cahuilla, Lake Casitas, Lake Kaweah, Lake Mendocino, Lake Natoma, Lake Solano, Lake Sonoma, Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit, Lake Woollomes, Lassen National Forest, Lassen Volcanic National Park, Lava Beds National Monument, Lewiston National Recreation Area, Little Panoche Dam, Livingston Stone National Fish Hatchery, Los Banos Reservoir, Los Padres National Forest, Manzanar National Historic Site, Martis Creek Lake, Mendocino National Forest, Merced National Wildlife Refuge, Merced River Recreation Management Area, Millard Sheets Gallery, Millerton Lake, Modoc National Forest, Mojave National Preserve, Mojave River Dam, Molina Ghost Run Trail, Mono Basin Scenic Area Visitor Center, Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary, Mt. Baldy Schoolhouse Visitor Center, Muir Woods National Monument, Museum of Latin American Art,
  27. Alcatraz Island in San Francisco Bay, California, reserved by the U.S. government for military purposes. Coordinates 37°94'N-122°26'W.
  28. Gold discovered in Angels Camp, Calaveras County, California.
  29. Douglas Ottinger and Hans Buhne entered a bay in Humboldt County CA, and named it Humboldt Bay for explorer, Baron Alexander von Humboldt.

  30. Belmont settled as stagecoach station in San Mateo County, California. Coordinates 37°31'N-122°17'W.
  31. Eureka laid out in Humboldt County, California.
  32. A stagecoach stop established in Gilroy, Santa Clara County, California.
  33. Marin County established in California, seat San Rafael.
  34. Mariposa County established in California, seat Mariposa.
  35. Mendocino County established in California, seat Ukiah.
  36. Monterey County established in California, seat Salinas.
  37. Napa County established in California, seat Napa.
  38. Sacramento County established in California, seat Sacramento.
  39. San Diego established in California, seat San Diego.
  40. San Francisco County established in California, seat San Francisco.
  41. San Joaquin County established in California, seat Stockton.
  42. San Luis bispo County established in California, seat San Luis Obispo.
  43. Santa Barbara County established in California, seat Santa Barbara.
  44. Santa Clara County established in California, seat San Jose.
  45. Santa Cruz County established in California, seat Santa Cruz.
  46. Shasta County established in California, seat Redding.
  47. Solano County established in California, seat Fairfield.
  48. Sonoma County established in California, seat Santa Rosa.
  49. Sutter County established in California, seat Yuba City.
  50. Trinity County established in California, seat Weaverville.
  51. Tuolumne County established in California, seat Sonora.
  52. Yolo County established in California, seat Woodland.
  53. Yuba County established in California, seat Marysville.
  54. Hardin Bigelow, appointed mayor of Sacramento in Sacramento County, California.
  55. Horace Smith , appointed mayor of Sacramento in Sacramento County, California.
  56. February 18, Butte County created in California, county seat Oroville. Butte County Today : Cities : Biggs, Chico, Gridley, Oroville, Paradise.
  57. February 18, Calaveras County created in California. Named to the Calaveras River, county seat San Andreas. Cities : Angels Camp.
  58. February 18, Colusa County created in California, county seat Colusa. Cities: Colusa, Williams.
  59. February 18, Contra Costa County created in California, county seat Martinez. Cities : Antioch, Brentwood, Clayton, Concord, Danville, El Cerrito, Hercules, Lafayette, Martinez, Moraga, Oakley, Morinda, Pinole, Pittsburg, Pleasant Hill, Richmond, San Pablo, San Ramon, Walnut Creek.
  60. February 18, Eldorado County in California incorporated, county seat Placerville. Spanish name 'the gilded one'. Cities : Placerville, South Lake Tahoe
  61. February 18, Los Angeles County established. One of California's original 27 counties and one of the largest counties in the USA 4,084 sq/mi.(10.578 km²), and a 75 mi. (121 km) long coastline, county seat Los Angeles.
  62. February 27, Sacramento city incorporated in Sacramento County, California. Settled in 1839 by Johann Augustus Sutter at the confluence of the American and Sacramento Rivers. The Mexican government and Governor Alvarado granted 48,000 acres of land to Sutter. Gold was discovered in 1848 in nearby Coloma, resulting in the largest human migration in history.
  63. Joshua Bean, appointed mayor of San Diego in San Diego County, California (1850-1851).
  64. March, Thomas W. Sutherland appointed acting alcalde of San Diego in San Diego County, California.
  65. March 1, John White Geary appointed mayor of San Francisco in San Francisco County, California (1850-May 5, 1851).
  66. March 21, San Diego city incorporated in San Diego County, California. Founded in 1769, California's 2nd largest city located on San Diego Bay, along the Pacific Ocean, area 372 sq.mi. (963km²). Original inhabitants, the Kumeyaay Native Americans, today living in 'reservations' spread over San Diego County.
  67. March 27, San Jose incorporated in Santa Clara County, California.
  68. April 4, Los Angeles incorporated in Los Angeles County, California.
  69. April 8, Josiah Belden, elected mayor of San José in Santa Clara County, California (1850-1851).
  70. April 15, San Francisco city charter granted, San Francisco County, California.
  71. July 1, Alpheus P. Hodges, appointed mayor of Los Angeles in Los Angeles County, California (1850-May 7, 1851).
  72. September 9, San José in Santa Clara County, appointed capital of California.
  73. September 16, settlers arrived in the Antioch area, Contra Costa County, California.
1851
  1. Amador County in California settled, named for Jose Maria Amador, a wealthy rancher.
  2. Auburn, appointed seat of Placer County in California.
  3. The Mormon Colony purchased the Rancho San Bernardino (the entire San Bernardino Valley) from the Lugo family in San Bernardino County, California.
  4. Nevada County established in California, seat Nevada City.
  5. Placer County established in California, seat Auburn.
  6. Smith's Landing in Contra Costa County, California, renamed into Antioch.
  7. James R. Hardenberg, elected mayor of Sacramento in Sacramento County, California.
  8. David B. Kurtz, elected mayor of San Diego in San Diego County, California (1851-1852).
  9. Thomas White, elected mayor of San José in Santa Clara County, California (1851-1854).
  10. January 9, John McDougal, appointed acting governor of California (1851-January 8, 1852).
  11. May 5, Charles James Brenham, elected mayor of San Francisco in San Francisco County, California (1851-January 1, 1852).
  12. May 7, Benjamin David Wilson, elected mayor of Los Angeles in Los Angeles County, California (1851-May 4, 1852).
1852
  1. The first Sierra redwoood giant sequoia the 'Discovery Tree' noted in North Grove by Augustus T. Dowd in Calaveras County, California.
  2. First school established in the San Ysidro District, the Gilroy area in Santa Clara County, California.
  3. Sierra County established in California, seat Downieville.
  4. Siskiyou County established in California, seat Yreka.
  5. Tulare County established in California, seat Visalia.
  6. C.I. Hutchinson, elected mayor of Sacramento in Sacramento County, California.
  7. George P. Tebbetts, elected mayor of San Diego in San Diego County, California.
  8. Charles P. Noell, elected president of the Board of Trustees of San Diego in San Diego County, California
  9. Jales W. Robinson, elected president of the Board of Trustees of San Diego in San Diego County, California (1852-1853).
  10. January 1, Stephen Randall Harris, elected mayor of San Francisco in San Francisco County, California (1852-November 10, 1852).
  11. January 8, John Bigler, elected governor of California (1852-January 9, 1856).
  12. May 4, John Gregg Nichols, elected mayor of Los Angeles in Los Angeles County, California (1852-May 3, 1853).
  13. May 4, Oakland incorporated as town in Alameda County, California.
  14. November 10, Charles James Brenham, elected second-term mayor of San Francisco in San Francisco County, California (1852-October 3, 1853).
1853
  1. Andrew Broder, elected first Sheriff of Alameda County in California.
  2. College of California founded in Oakland, California.
  3. Humboldt County organized, seat Eureka. Area 3,573 sq.mi. (9.254km²).
  4. Ocean View(Berkeley) settled in Alameda County, California.
  5. The Keystone, a highly productive gold mine organized in Amador County, California.
  6. James R. Hardenberg, elected second-term mayor of Sacramento in Sacramento County, California
  7. Louis Rose, elected president of the Board of Trustees of San Diego in San Diego County, California (1853-1855).
  8. Public school opened in Gilroy, Santa Clara County, California.
  9. Benjamin D. Wilson, elected Los Angeles County Supervisor, in California.
  10. First house built in Hollywood, Los Angeles County, California. Coordinates 34°06'N-118°20'W.
  11. Francis Marion Cottle, his uncle and his son, became the first settlers of Oakdale in Stanislaus County, California.
  12. Fort Humboldt established near Eureka in Humboldt County, California. A military post to interfere in the escalating conflicts between local Native Americans and the gold-seeking white settlers. Captain Ulysses S. Grant, future President of the United States, was one of the most famous residents of the fort. Today it is Fort Humboldt State Historic Park.
  13. March 25, Alameda County created in California, seat Oakland.
  14. April 26, San Bernardino County created in California, from parts of Los Angeles, Mariposa and San Diego counties, seat San Bernardino. Cities : Adelanto, Apple Valley, Barstow, Big Bear Lake, Chino, Chino Hills, Colton, Crestline, Fontana, Grand Terrace, Hesperia, Highland, Joshua Tree, Lake Arrowhead, Loma Linda, Lucerne Valley, Montclair, Needles, Ontario, Rancho Cucamonga, Redlands, Rialto, Running Springs, San Bernardino, Twentynine Palms, Upland, Victorville, Wrightwood, Yermo, Yucaipa, Yucca Valley.
  15. May 3, Antonio F. Coronel, elected mayor of Los Angeles in Los Angeles County, California (1853-May 4, 1854).
  16. May 12, Humboldt County in California, incorporated, county seat Eureka. Named after Humboldt Bay.
  17. July 25, David Belasco born in San Francisco, California. Actor, playwright and theatrical producer. Educated in a British Columbia Monastry, while associated with Dion Boucicault in Nevada, arrived as Stage Manager of the Baldwin Theatre in San Francisco and as Statge Manager of the Madison Square in New York. Died on May 14, 1931 in New York. Works e.g. 'The Wife, The Auctioneer, Lulu Belle'.
  18. October 3, Cornelius Kingsland Garrison, elected mayor of San Francisco in San Francisco County, California (1853-October 2, 1854).
1854
  1. Alameda city incorporated in Alameda County, California. Coordinates 37°46'N-112°16'W, located on an island in San Francisco Bay.
  2. Gold discovered in the Azusa valley, Los Angeles County, California.
  3. Colusi County in California, seat moved from Monroeville to Colusa, and the name Colusi became Colusa on legal documents.
  4. First lighthouse on the coast of California erected on Alcatraz Island in San Francisco Bay.
  5. Fort Tejon military post established in Antelope Valley near Castac Lake in Los Angeles County, California.
  6. Plumas County established in California, seat Quincy.
  7. San Bernardino incorporated as seat of San Bernardino County in California.
  8. Stanislaus County established in California, seat Modesto.
  9. R.P. Johnson, elected mayor of Sacramento in Sacramento County, California.
  10. O.H. Allen, elected mayor of San José in Santa Clara County, California (1854-1855).
  11. Stockton State Hospital build in Oakdale, Stanislaus County, one of the first in the state of Calfornia.
  12. March 25, Oakland incorporated as city in Alameda County, California.
  13. April 1, Stanislaus County created in California, seat Modesto. Area 1,494 sq.mi. (3.872km²)
  14. April 17, Horace W. Carpentier, elected mayor of Oakland in Alameda County, California (1854-March 4, 1855).
  15. May 4, Stephen C. Foster, elected second-term mayor of Los Angeles in Los Angeles County, California (1854-January 13, 1855).
  16. June 14, Amador County created in California. Named for Jose Maria Amador, soldier and miner. County seat Jackson. Cities: Amador, Ione, Jackson, Plymouth, Sutter Creek.
  17. October 2, Stephen Palfrey Webb, elected mayor of San Francisco, in San Francisco County, California (1854-July 1, 1855).
1855
  1. Merced County established in California, seat Merced.
  2. James L. English, elected mayor of Sacramento in Sacramento County, California.
  3. Julian Ames and Thomas Collins elected presidents of the Board of Trustees of San Diego in San Diego County, California (1855-1857).
  4. Sherman Otis Houghton, elected mayor of San José in Santa Clara County, California (1855-1856).
  5. January 1, Sacramento in Sacramento County, appointed capital of California.
  6. January 25, Stephen C. Foster, elected third-term mayor of Los Angeles in Los Angeles County, California (1855-May 9, 1855).
  7. March 5, Charles Campbell, elected mayor of Oakland in Alameda County, California (1855-Mars 2, 1856).
  8. March 31, John Hays Hammond, born in San Francisco, San Francisco County, California.
  9. May 9, Thomas Foster, elected mayor of Los Angeles in Los Angeles County, California (1855-May 7, 1856).
  10. July 1, James P. Van Ness, elected mayor of San Francisco in San Francisco County, California (1855-July 8, 1856).
1856
  1. Eureka on Humboldt Bay, incorporated and appointed seat of Humboldt County in California. Coordinates 40°47'N-124°09'W.
  2. San Mateo County established in California, seat Redwood City.
  3. Tehama County established in California, seat Red Bluff.
  4. Benjamin B. Redding, elected mayor of Sacramento in Sacramento County, California.
  5. Lawrence Archer, elected mayor of San José in Santa Clara County, California.
  6. John M. Murphy, elected mayor of San José in Santa Clara County, California.
  7. George Givens, elected mayor of San José in Santa Clara County, California (1856-1857).
  8. January 9, John Neely Johnson, elected governor of California (1856-January 8, 1858).
  9. March 3, S.H. Robinson, elected mayor of Oakland in Alameda County, California (1856-March 1, 1857).
  10. April 19, Fresno County created in California, county seat Fresno. Cities: Clovis, Coalinga, Firebaugh, Fowler, Fresno, Huron, Kerman, Kingsburg, Mendota, Orange Cove, Parlier, Reedley, Sanger, San Joaquin, Selma.
  11. May 7, Stephen C. Foster elected fourth-term mayor of Los Angeles in Los Angeles County, California (1856-September 22, 1856).
  12. July 8, George J. Whelan, elected mayor of San Francisco in San Francisco County, California (1856-November 15, 1856).
  13. September 22, Manuel Requena, elected mayor of Los Angeles in Los Angeles County, California (1856-October 4, 1856).
  14. October 4, John Gregg Nichols, elected second-term mayor of Los Angeles in Los Angeles County, California (1856-May 9, 1859).
  15. November 15, Ephraim Willard Burr, elected mayor of San Francisco in San Francisco County, California (1856-October 3, 1859).
1857
  1. Anaheim founded by German immigrants in Orange County, California. Coordinates 33°51'N-117°57'W.
  2. Orange plantation started in Old San Bernardino, San Bernardino County, California.
  3. J.P. Dyer, elected mayor of Sacramento in Sacramento County, California.
  4. Henry W. Whaley, elected president of the Board of Trustees of San Diego in San Diego County, California (1857-1858).
  5. Ranson G. Moody, elected mayor of San José in Santa Clara County, California (1857-1858).
  6. March 2, Del Norte County created in California, county seat Crescent City. Cities: Del Norte.
  7. March 2, Andrew F. Williams, elected mayor of Oakland in Alameda County, California (1857-March 6, 1859).
1858
  1. Bakersfield settled in Kern County, California, named after Colonel Thomas Baker.
  2. H.L. Nichols, elected mayor of Sacramento in Sacramento County, California.
  3. Thomas Whaley, elected president of the Board of Trustees of San Diego in San Diego County, California (1858-1859).
  4. Peter O. Minor, elected mayor of San José in Santa Clara County, California (1858-1859).
  5. January 8, John B. Weller, elected governor of California (1858-January 9, 1860).
1859
  1. The Comstock Lode was discovered in Virginia City, a silver mining area in California.
  2. Fairfield founded by Robert Waterman, seat of Solano County in California. Coordinates 38°15'N-122°03'W. Attractions & Recreation : Monticello Dam
  3. Peter Lassen trapper and Indian fighter, killed by the Paiutes at Mount Lassen, mountain named to him.
  4. W. Shattuck, elected mayor of Sacramento in Sacramento County, California (1859-1862).
  5. Jacob C. Bogart, elected president of the Board of Trustees of San Diego in San Diego County, California (1859-1860).
  6. Thomas Fallon, elected mayor of San José in Santa Clara County, California (1859-1860).
  7. March 7, Francis K. Shattuck, elected mayor of Oakland in Alameda County, California (1859-March 6, 1860).
  8. May 9, Damien Marchessault, elected mayor of Los Angeles in Los Angeles County, California (1959-May 9, 1960).
  9. July 28, Mary Anderson born in Sacramento, Sacramento County, California. Broadway actress, roles e.g. ' Pygmalion and Galatea', 'Macbeth'. After a Roman Catholic education she first entered stage as Shakespeare's Juliet in 1875 in Louisville, Kentucky. Performed in 1883 in London and Stratford-on-Avon. Retired in 1889 and settled withe her husband in the U.K. Died on May 29, 1940 in Broadway, Worcestershire, U.K.
  10. October 3, Henry Frederick Teschemacher, elected mayor of San Francisco in San Francisco County, California (1859-July 1, 1863).
1860
  1. California population 379,994 residents.
  2. California, Alameda County population, 8,927 residents.
  3. California, Amador County population, 10,930 residents.
  4. California, Butte County population, 12,106 residents.
  5. California, Calaveras County population, 16,299 residents.
  6. California, Colusa County population, 2,274 residents.
  7. California, Contra Costa County population, 5,328 residents.
  8. California, Del Norte County population, 1,993 residents.
  9. California, Eldorado County population, 20,562 residents.
  10. California, Fresno County population, 4,605 residents.
  11. California, Humboldt County population, 2,694 residents.
  12. California, Klamath County population, 1,803 residents.
  13. California, Los Angeles County population, 11,333 residents.
  14. California, Marin County population, 3,334 residents.
  15. California, Mariposa County population, 6,243 residents.
  16. California, Mendocino County population, 3,967 residents.
  17. California, Merced County population, 1,141 residents.
  18. California, Monterrey County population, 4,739 residents.
  19. California, Napa County population, 5,521 residents.
  20. California, Nevada County population, 16,446 residents.
  21. California, Placer County population, 13,270 residents.
  22. California, Plumas County population, 4,363 residents.
  23. California, Sacramento County population, 24,142 residents.
  24. California, San Bernardino County population, 5,551 residents.
  25. California, San Diego County population, 4,324 residents.
  26. California, San Francisco County population, 56,802 residents.
  27. California, San Joaquin County population, 9,435 residents.
  28. California, San Luis Obispo County population, 4,772 residents.
  29. California, San Mateo County population, 3,214 residents.
  30. California, Santa Barbara County population, 3,543 residents.
  31. California, Santa Clara County population, 11,912 residents.
  32. California, Santa Cruz County population, 4,944 residents.
  33. California, Shasta County population, 4,360 residents.
  34. California, Sierra County population, 11,387 residents.
  35. California, Siskiyou County population, 7,629 residents.
  36. California, Solano County population, 7,169 residents.
  37. California, Sonoma County population, 11,867 residents.
  38. California, Stanislaus County population, 2,245 residents.
  39. California, Sutter County population, 3,390 residents.
  40. California, Tehama County population, 4,044 residents.
  41. California, Trinity County population, 5,125 residents.
  42. California, Tulare County population, 4,638 residents.
  43. California, Tualumne County population, 16,229 residents.
  44. California, Yolo County population, 4,716 residents.
  45. California, Yuba County population, 13,668 residents.
  46. Auburn, incorporated in Placer County, California.
  47. Azusa area, in Los Angeles County, California, opened for homesteading by the U.S. government.
  48. Chico, founded in the Sacramento Valley by John Bidwell, horticulturist and state congressman, located in Butte County, California. Coordinates 39°44'N-121°50'W. Attractions & Recreation : The Sir Joseph Hooker Oak in Bidwell Park
  49. Gold discovered in Bear Valley and Holcomb Valley, in the San Bernardino Mountains, San Bernardino County, California.
  50. Rufus B. Tebbetts, elected president of the Board of Trustees of San Diego in San Diego County, California (1860-1862).
  51. Richard B. Buckner, elected mayor of San José in Santa Clara County, California (1860-1861).
  52. January 9, Milton Slocum Latham, elected governor of California (1860-January 14, 1860).
  53. January 14, John Gately Downey, appointed acting governor of California (1860-January 10, 1862).
  54. March 7, J.P.M. Davis, elected mayor of Oakland in Alameda County, California (1860-March 4, 1862).
  55. April 18, the Alabaster Cave in El Dorado County, California, discovered by employees of the Alabaster Lime Quarry, George Halterman and John Harris.
  56. May 9, Henry Mellus, elected mayor of Los Angeles in Los Angeles County, California (1860-December 26, 1860).
  57. December 26, William Woodworth, appointed acting mayor of Los Angeles in Los Angeles County, California (1860-January 7, 1861).
1861
  1. Cumberland Mine opened after Noah Norton located the Black Diamond Vein of coal near Antioch, Contra Costa County, California.
  2. Mono County established in California, seat Bridgeport.
  3. Joseph W. Johnson, elected mayor of San José in Santa Clara County, California (1861-1863).
  4. Benjamin D. Wilson, elected second-term Los Angeles County Supervisor, California.
  5. January 7, Damien Marchessault, elected second-term mayor of Los Angeles in Los Angeles County, California (1961-May 6, 1865).
    APRIL - BEGINNING OF THE CIVIL WAR
  6. May 20, Lake County in California, incorporated, county seat Lakeport. Cities : Clearlake, Lakeport.
1862
Civil war period

  1. Borax discovered near Trona in the Searles Dry Lake area, San Bernardino County, California.
  2. David B. Kurtz, elected president of the Board of Trustees of San Diego in San Diego County, California (1862-1865).
  3. Benjamin D. Wilson, elected third-term Los Angeles County Supervisor, California.
  4. January 10, Leland Stanford, eleced governor of California (1862-December 10, 1863).
  5. March 5, George M. Blake, elected mayor of Oakland in Alameda County, California (1862-March 1863).
1863

Civil war period

  1. C. H. Swift, elected mayor of Sacramento in Sacramento County, California (1863-1871).
  2. John Alonzo Quinby, elected mayor of San José in Santa Clara County, California (1863-1868).
  3. March, W.H. Bovee, elected mayor of Oakland in Alameda County, California 1863-March 13, 1864).
  4. April 29, William Randolph Hearst, born in San Francisco, San Francisco County, California. Newspaper publisher.
  5. June 19, William Aloysius Brady, born in San Francisco, California. Actor, motion-picture producer and developer of Coney Island amusement park in New York City.
  6. July 1, Henry Perrin Coon, elected mayor of San Francisco in San Francisco County, California (1863-December 2, 1867).
  7. December 10, Frederick Ferdinand Low, elected governor of California (1863-December 5, 1867).
1864

civil war period

  1. Benjamin D. Wilson, elected fourth-term Los Angeles County Supervisor, California.
  2. Casa Adobe de San Rafael, established and stands in a Glendale city park, Los Angeles County, California.
  3. March 14, Edward Gibbons, elected mayor of Alameda County, California (1864-March 5, 1865).
  4. March 16, Alpine County created in California, county seat Markleeville. Name derived from English word alpine, meaning 'pertaining to the Alps'.
  5. April 1, Lassen County in California, incorporated, county seat Susanville. Named after Mount Lassen. Cities : Susanville.
1865

MAY - END OF THE CIVIL WAR

  1. Hot springs discovered in Gilroy, Santa Clara County, California.
  2. The Central Railroad came to Auburn in Placer County, California.
  3. Andrew Cassidy, elected president of the Board of Trustees of San Diego in San Diego County, California (1865-1867).
  4. March 6, B.F. Ferris, elected mayor of Oakland in Alameda County, California (1865-March 4, 1866).
  5. May 6, José Mascarel, elected mayor of Los Angeles in Los Angeles County, California 1865-May 10, 1866).
1866
  1. Santa Cruz incorporated as town in Santa Cruz County, California.
  2. March 5, John W. Dwinelle, elected mayor of Oakland in Alameda County, California (1866-March 6, 1867).
  3. March 22, Inyo County in California incorporated, seat Independence. Inyo County formed from Mono and Tulare counties. Inyo is the Native American word for "dwelling place of the great spirit". Area 10,140 sq.mi. (26.263km²).
  4. April 2, Kern County in California incorporated, county seat Bakersfield. Name derived from the Kern River. Cities: Arvin, Bakersfield, California City, Delano, Maricopa, McFarland, Ridgecrest, Shafter, Taft, Tehachapi, Wasco.
  5. May 10, Cristobal Aguilar, elected mayor of Los Angeles in Los Angeles County, California 1866-December 7, 1868).
  6. August 18, 'The Weekly Courier', newspaper published in Havilah, California. Kern County's first newspaper.
  7. September 1, James John Corbett, born in San Francisco, San Francisco County, California. World heavyweight boxing champion.
1867
  1. Compton, founded as a Methodist colony, in Los Angeles County, California. Named for settler G.D. Compton. Coordinates 33°54'N-118°13'W.
  2. The town of Gilroy incorporated in Santa Clara County, California.
  3. Los Angeles dentist, David Burbank established a sheep ranch in the area, what is now Burbank city, in Los Angeles County, California.
  4. Joseph S. Manassee, elected president of the Board of Trustees of San Diego in San Diego County, California (1867-1869).
  5. March 7, William Watrus Crane, Jr. elected mayor of Oakland in Alameda County, California (1867-November 2, 1867).
  6. November 3, Samuel Merritt, elected mayor of Oakland in Alameda County, California (1867-February 18, 1869).
  7. December 2, Frank McCoppin, elected mayor of San Francisco in San Francisco County, California (1867-December 6, 1869).
  8. December 5, Henry Huntley Haight, elected governor of California (1867-December 6, 1871).
1868
  1. Alcatraz Island in San Francisco Bay, California, reserved as prison for military offenders and Native American leaders.
  2. The 'Gilroy Advocate' first newspaper published in Gilroy, Santa Clara County, California.
  3. Burlingame city in San Mateo County, laid out by William C. Ralston. Coordinates 37°35'N-122°22'W.
  4. Todos Santos(present Concord) laid out on the Ranch Monte del Diablo in Contra Costa County, California.
  5. University of California, established in Oakland, California.
  6. Mark Leavenworth, elected mayor of San José in Santa Clara County, California (1868-1870).
  7. December 9, Joel H. Turner, elected mayor of Los Angeles in Los Angeles County, California (1868-December 9, 1870).
1869
  1. Bakersfield founded by Thomas Baker, in the San Joaquin Valley, Kern County, California. Coordinates 35°23'N-119°01'W.

  2. Todos Santos, renamed Concord, located in Contra Costa County, California. Coordinates 37°59'N-122°02'W.
  3. Railroad arrived in Gilroy, Santa Clara County, California.
  4. James McCoy, elected president of the Board of Trustees of San Diego in San Diego County, California (1869-1871).
  5. March 1, John B. Felton, elected mayor of Oakland in Alameda County, California (1869-March 5, 1870).
  6. December 6, Thomas Henry Selby, elected mayor of San Francisco in San Francisco County, California (1869-December 4, 1871).
1870
  1. California population 560,247 residents.
  2. California, Alameda County population, 24,237 residents.
  3. California, Alpine County population, 685 residents.
  4. California, Amador County population, 9,582 residents.
  5. California, Butte County population, 11,403 residents.
  6. California, Calaveras County population, 8,895 residents.
  7. California, Colusa County population, 6,165 residents.
  8. California, Contra Costa County population, 8,461 residents.
  9. California, Del Norte County population, 2,022 residents.
  10. California, Eldorado County population, 10,309 residents.
  11. California, Fresno County population, 6,336 residents.
  12. California, Humboldt County population, 6,140 residents.
  13. California, Inyo County population, 1,956 residents.
  14. California, Kern County population, 2,925 residents.
  15. California, Klamath County population, 1,686 residents.
  16. California, Lake County population, 2,969 residents.
  17. California, Lassen County population, 1,327 residents.
  18. California, Los Angeles County population, 15,309 residents.
  19. California, Marin County population, 6,903 residents.
  20. California, Mariposa County population, 4,572 residents.
  21. California, Mendocino County population, 7,545 residents.
  22. California, Merced County population, 2,807 residents.
  23. California, Mono County population, 430 residents.
  24. California, Monterey County population, 9,876 residents.
  25. California, Napa County population, 7,163 residents.
  26. California, Nevada County population, 19,134 residents.
  27. California, Placer County population, 11,357 residents.
  28. California, Plumas County population, 4,489 residents.
  29. California, Sacramento County population, 26,830 residents.
  30. California, San Bernardino County population, 3,988 residents.
  31. California, San Diego County population, 4,951 residents.
  32. California, San Francisco County population, 149,473 residents.
  33. California, San Joaquin County population, 21,050 residents.
  34. California, San Luis Obispo County population, 4,772 residents.
  35. California, San Mateo County population, 6,635 residents.
  36. California, Santa Barbara County population, 7,784 residents.
  37. California, Santa Clara County population, 26,246 residents.
  38. California, Santa Cruz County population, 8,743 residents.
  39. California, Shasta County population, 4,173 residents.
  40. California, Sierra County population, 5,619 residents.
  41. California, Siskiyou County population, 6,648 residents.
  42. California, Solano County population, 16,871 residents.
  43. California, Sonoma County population, 19,819 residents.
  44. California, Stanislaus County population, 6,499 residents.
  45. California, Sutter County population, 5,030 residents.
  46. California, Tahama County population, 3,587 residents.
  47. California, Trinity County population, 3,213 residents.
  48. California, Tulare County population, 4,533 residents.
  49. California, Tuolumne County population, 8,150 residents.
  50. California, Yolo County population, 9,899 residents.
  51. California, Yuba County population, 10,851 residents.
  52. Silver mining started in Ivanpah, San Bernardino County, California.
  53. Adolph Pfister, elected mayor of San José in Santa Clara County, California (1870-1873).
  54. March 10, The 'Antioch Ledger' newspaper distributed in Antioch, Contra Costa County, California. Started as a weekly paper on March 26, last edition was printed on October 21, 2005.
  55. May 6, Peter Amadeo 'A.P.' Giannini born in San Jose, Santa Clara County, California. Son of Italian immigrants, founder of the Transamerica Corporation and the Bank of America in 1904, a bank for 'blue collar' people, to become the largest bank in the United States. Died in 1949, buried at the Holy Cross Cemetery in Colma, San Mateo County, California.
  56. December 9, Cristobal Aguilar, elected second-term mayor of Los Angeles in Los Angeles County, California (1870-December 5, 1872).
1871
  1. Hanford settled in the San Joaquin Valley, seat of Kings County, California. Named for Southern Pacific Railroad official, James M. Hanford. Coordinates 36°20'N-119°39'W.
  2. Ocean View Avenue, opened in Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz County, California.
  3. New York native and merchant, G.BV. DeLamater elected mayor of Santa Cruz in Sanata Cruz County, California.
  4. March 6, Nathaniel W. Spaulding, elected mayor of Oakland in Alameda County, California (1871-March 3, 1873).
  5. December 4, New York (Albany) born William Alvord, elected 14th mayor of San Francisco in San Francisco County, California (1871-December 1, 1873).
  6. December 8, Newton Booth, elected governor of California (1871-February 27, 1875).
1872
  1. Chico incorporated in Butte County, California.
  2. Fresno founded in Fresno County, California. Coordinates 36°45'N-119°45'W;
  3. Christopher Green, elected mayor of Sacramento in Sacramento County, California (1872-1877).
  4. February 6, Antioch city incorporated in Contra Costa County, California.
  5. November 15, Pigeon Point lighthouse operational in Pescadero, San Mateo County, California. The 115-foot lighthouse, is one of the tallest in the United States. Pigeon Point Light Station a State Historic Park, is located at 210 Pigeon Point Road, Highway 1, Pescadero.
  6. December 5, James R. Toberman, elected mayor of Los Angeles in Los Angeles County, California (1872-December 18, 1874).
1873
  1. Bakersfield incorporated as a city, Kern County, California.
  2. Inglewood, settled by Daniel Freeman in Los Angeles County, California. Coordinates 33°58'N-118°21'W.
  3. The Southern Pacific Railroad built through the San Gabriel Valley in Los Angeles County, California.
  4. The University of California moved from Oakland to Berkeley, California.
  5. Ventura County established in California, seat Ventura.
  6. Bernard D. Murphy, elected mayor of San José in Santa Clara County, California (1873-1877).
  7. March 4, Henry Durant, elected mayor of Oakland in Alameda County, California (1873-January 22, 1875).
  8. December 1, James Otis, appointed mayor of San Francisco in San Francisco County, California (1873-October 30, 1875).
1874
  1. Alahambra city, laid out by Benjamin D. Wilson, in the San Gabriel Valley, Los Angeles County, California. Coordinates 34°06'N-118°08'W.

  2. First known orginal records of prisoners booked in Alameda County, California.
  3. Fresno, appointed seat of Fresno County in California.
  4. Glendora, settled in the foothills of the San Gabriel Mountains, in Los Angeles County, California. Coordinates 34°08'N-117°52'W.
  5. Modoc County established in California, seat Alturas.
  6. San Benito County established in California, seat Hollister.
  7. March 26, Robert Lee Frost, born in San Francisco, San Francisco County, California. Four-time Pulitzer prize winning poet, lecturer, teacher and playwright. Died on January 29, 1963 in Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts. Works e.g. 'Mending Wall'.
  8. August, Lompoc Land Company formed and incorporated, to establish a temperance colony in California.
  9. November 4, George Hewston, appointed acting mayor of San Francisco in San Francisco County, California (1874-December 6, 1875).
  10. December 18, Prudent Beaudry, elected mayor of Los Angeles in Los Angeles County, California (1874-December 8, 1876).
1875
  1. Bakersfield, appointed seat of Kern County, California.
  2. First railroad operations started in Colusa County, California.
  3. Elias J. 'Lucky' Baldwin, bought a large area of land including present Arcadia in Los Angeles County, California.
  4. Historic Point Montara Fog Signal and Light Station, established in Montara near Moss Beach, San Mateo County, California.
  5. February 27, Romualdo Pacheco, appointed first California-born governor of California (1875-December 9, 1875). Born October 31, 1831 in Santa Barbara, California. Died on January 23, 1899 in Oakland, Alameda County, California.
  6. February 28, Mack Weber, elected mayor of Oakland in Alameda County, California (1875-March 12, 1876).
  7. May 3, Artesia School District established and Artesia village community formed, in Los Angeles County, California.
  8. December 6, Andrew Jackson Bryant, elected mayor of San Francisco in San Francisco County, California (1875-December 1, 1879).
  9. December 9, William Irwin, elected governor of California (1875-January 8, 1880).
1876
  1. Santa Cruz received its first charter as a city, in Santa Cruz County, California.
  2. Hayward, incorporated in Alameda County, California. Coordinates 37°40'N-122°05'W.
  3. The Southern Pacific Railroad completed between San Francisco and Los Angeles, California.
  4. Public high school established in Gilroy, Santa Clara County, California.
  5. March 13, Oculist Enoch H. Pardee, elected mayor of Oakland in Alameda County, California (1876-March 24, 1878). Immigrated to California during the gold rush period. Born on April 1, 1826 in Greece, Monroe County, New York, died in 1896 in Oakland, California, burried at Mountain View Cemetery.
  6. December 8, Frederick Alexander MacDougal, elected mayor of Los Angeles in Los Angeles County, California (1876-November 16, 1878).
1877
  1. Southern Pacific Railroad operational in Kings County, California.
  2. George B. McKee, elected mayor of San José in Santa Clara County, California (1877-1878).
  3. January 10, Frederick Gardner Cottrell, born in Oakland, Alameda County, California. Scientist and inventor of the electrostatic precipitator.
  4. May 26, Duncan (Isadora) Angela, born in San Francisco, San Francisco County, California. Dancer.
1878
  1. Berkeley, incorporated in Alameda County, California. Coordinates 37°57'N-122°18'W.
  2. Jabez Turner, elected mayor of Sacramento in Sacramento County, California (1878-1880).
  3. Lawrence Archer, elected mayor of San José in Santa Clara County, California (1878-1880).
  4. March 25, Washburne R. Andrus, elected mayor of Oakland in Alameda County, California (1878-March 7, 1880).
  5. November 21, Bernard Cohn, appointed acting mayor of Los Angeles in Los Angeles County, California (1878-December 5, 1878).
  6. December 5, James R. Toberman, elected second-term mayor of Los Angeles in Los Angeles County, California (1878-December 9, 1882).
1879
  1. The Sonoma-Index Tribune newspaper started to serve the Sonoma Valley in California.
  2. December 1, 1879, Isaac Smith Kalloch, elected mayor of San Francisco in San Francisco County, California (1879-December 5, 1881).
1880
  1. California population 864,694 residents.
  2. California, Alameda County population, 62,976 residents.
  3. California, Alpine County population, 685 residents.
  4. California, Amador County population, 11,384 residents.
  5. California, Butte County population, 18,721 residents.
  6. California, Calaveras County population, 9,094 residents.
  7. California, Colusa County population, 13,118 residents.
  8. California, Contra Costa County population, 12,525 residents.
  9. California, Del Norte County population, 2,584 residents.
  10. California, Eldorado County population, 10,683 residents.
  11. California, Fresno County population, 9,478 residents.
  12. California, Humboldt County population, 15,512 residents.
  13. California, Inyo County population, 2,928 residents.
  14. California, Kern County population, 5,601 residents.
  15. California, Lake County population, 6,596 residents.
  16. California, Lassen County population, 3,340 residents.
  17. California, Los Angeles County population, 33,381 residents.
  18. California, Marin County population, 11,324 residents.
  19. California, Mariposa County population, 4,339 residents.
  20. California, Mendocino County population, 12,800 residents.
  21. California, Merced County population, 5,656 residents.
  22. California, Modoc County population, 4,399 residents.
  23. California, Mono County population, 7,499 residents.
  24. California, Monterey County population, 11,302 residents.
  25. California, Napa County population, 13,235 residents.
  26. California, Nevada County population, 20,823 residents.
  27. California, Placer County population, 14,232 residents.
  28. California, Plumas County population, 6,180 residents.
  29. California, Sacramento County population, 34,390 residents.
  30. California, San Benito County population, 5,584 residents.
  31. California, San Bernardino County population, 7,786 residents.
  32. California, San Diego County population, 8,618 residents.
  33. California, San Francisco County population, 233,959 residents.
  34. California, San Joaquin County population, 24,349 residents.
  35. California, San Luis Obispo County population, 9,142 residents.
  36. California, San Mateo County population, 8,669 residents.
  37. California, Santa Barbara County population, 9,513 residents.
  38. California, Santa Clara County population, 35,039 residents.
  39. California, Santa Cruz County population, 12,802 residents.
  40. California, Shasta County population, 9,492 residents.
  41. California, Sierra County population, 6,623 residents.
  42. California, Siskiyou County population, 8,610 residents.
  43. California, Solano County population, 18,475 residents.
  44. California, Sonoma County population, 25,926 residents.
  45. California, Stanislaus County population, 8,721 residents.
  46. California, Sutter County population, 5,159 residents.
  47. California, Tehama County population, 9,301 residents.
  48. California, Trinity County population, 4,999 residents.
  49. California, Tulare County population, 11,281 residents.
  50. California, Tuolumne County population, 7,848 residents.
  51. California, Ventura County population, 5,073 residents.
  52. California, Yolo County population, 11,772 residents.
  53. California, Yuba County population, 11,284 residents.
  54. Oakdale population 500 residents, Stanislaus County, California.
  55. Waterman (later Barstow) in the Mojave Desert founded, San Bernardino County, California.
  56. Bernard D. Murphy, elected mayor of San José in Santa Clara County, California (1880-1882).
  57. January 8, George Clement Perkins, elected governor of California (1880-January 10, 1883).
  58. March 8, Maine native James E. Blethen, elected mayor of Oakland in Alameda County, California (1880-March 12, 1882). Born on June 25, 1828, died on June 23, 1909 buried in the Masonic section of Mountain View Cemetery in Oakland.
  59. May 11, the Mussel Slough Tragedy, a land titles dispute between local ranchers and the Southern Pacific Railroad near Hanford in Kings County, California. Reference Frank Norris' 1901 novel "The Octopus". (sources EB/Wikipedia).
1881
  1. John O. Brown, elected mayor of Sacramento in Sacramento County, California (1881-1886).
  2. December 5, Maurice Carey Blake, elected mayor of San Francisco in San Francisco County, California (1881-January 8, 1883).
1882
  1. Scottish settlers arrived in present Lancaster area, Los Angeles County, California.
  2. Charles J. Martin, elected mayor of San José in Santa Clara County, California (1882-1884).
  3. March 13, Antion College and Ann Harbor Law School graduate, New York native Charles K. Robinson moved via Michigan to settle in Calfornia. Elected mayor of Oakland in Alameda County, California (1882-March 11, 1883). Born on January 16, 1835 in Livingston County NY, died on November 22, 1887 in Oakland, burried at Mountain View Cemetery
  4. December 9, Cameron Eerskine Thom, elected mayor of Los Angeles in Los Angeles County, California (1882-December 9, 1884).
1883
  1. Frazier's Station, renamed Carlsbad, located in San Diego County, California. Coordinates 33°10'N-117°21'W.
  2. Gardena, founded in Los Angeles County, California. Coordinates 33°55'N-118°18'W.
  3. January 8, Washington Bartlett, elected mayor of San Francisco in San Francisco County, California (1883-January 3, 1887).
  4. January 10, George Stoneman, elected governor of California (1883-January 8, 1887).
  5. March 12, J. West Martin, elected mayor of Oakland in Alameda County, California (1883-March 9, 1884).
  6. July 4, Rube Goldberg, born in San Francisco, San Francisco County, California. Cartoonist.
1884
  1. Harry Granice, purchased and operated the Sonoma-Index Tribune, California newspaper.
  2. Campbell Thompson Settle, elected mayor of San José in Santa Clara County, California (1884-1886).
  3. March 10, Ashmun C. Henry, elected mayor of Oakland in Alameda County, California (1884-March 8, 1885).
  4. December 9, Edward Falles Spence, elected mayor in Los Angeles in Los Angeles County, California (1884-December 14, 1886).
1885
  1. Arrival of the Santa Fe Railway in Carlsbad, San Diego County, California.
  2. Escondido laid out in San Diego County, California. Coordinates 33°07'N-117°05'W. Attractions & Recreation : Battle of San Pasqual Historical Monument , Cleveland National Forest
  3. Fresno incorporated in Fresno County, California.
  4. March 9, Eli W. Playter, elected mayor of Oakland in Alameda County, California (1885-March 13, 1887).
  5. April 19, Fresno incorporated as city in Fresno County, California.
  6. August 12, Maria Helen Hunt Jackson (born Fiske). Died at the age of 54 in San Francisco, California. Born in Amherst, Hampshire County, Massachusetts. Writer, novelist, poet and campaigner for Native American rights. Works e.g. Ramona, A Century of Dishonor.
  7. October 14, Josh Billings, died in Monterey, California. Humorist and writer 'Everybody's Friend'.
  8. October 27, William Faymonville appointed president of the Board of Trustees of Fresno in Fresno County, California (1885-April 25, 1887).
1886
  1. Glendale, laid out in the Verdugo Hills, Los Angeles County, California. Coordinates 34°10'N-118°17'W. Attractions & Recreation : Forest Lawn Memorial Park.
  2. Glendora, laid out by George Whitcomb, in Los Angeles County, California.
  3. Oakdale population in Stanislaus County, California, 1,000 residents, including three doctors and a dentist.
  4. South Riverside(present Corona), established in Riverside County, California.
  5. Palmenthal (present Palmdale) established as a village in Los Angeles County, California.
  6. Waterman, renamed Barstow in San Bernardino County, California. Named for the Santa Fe Railroad president William Barstow Strong. Coordinates 35°54'N-117°01'W.
  7. Charles W. Breyfogle, elected mayor of San José in Santa Clara County, California (1886-1887).
  8. June 19, Pasadena incorporated in Los Angeles County, California.
  9. December 9, Santa Monica incorporated in Los Angeles County, California.
  10. December 14, William Henry Workman, elected mayor of Los Angeles in Los Angeles County, California (1886-December 10, 1888).
1887
  1. Azusa laid out in Los Angeles County, California. Coordinates 34°08'N-117°55'W.
  2. Buena Park laid out by James A. Whitaker in Orange County, California. Coordinates 33°52'N-118°00'W.
  3. Burbank, laid out in Los Angeles County, California, by the Providencia Land, Water and Development Company. Named for dentist David Burbank. Coordinates 34°12'N-118°18'W. Today home of motion picture studios, broadcasting and Walt Disney Productions.
  4. Claremont, founded in the Pomona Valley by the Pacific Land Improvement Company in Los Angeles County, California. Coordinates 34°06'N-117°43'W.
  5. California State College(founded as a normal school) in Chico, Butte County, California.
  6. Fullerton, laid out in Orange County, California. Coordinates 35°52'N-117°55'W.
  7. Eugene J. Gregory, elected mayor of Sacramento in Sacramento County, California (1887-1888).
  8. Inglewood, laid out by the Centinela-Inglewood Land Company in Los Angeles County, California.
  9. Samuel Watson Boring, elected mayor of San José in Santa Clara County, California (1887-1890).
  10. Post office established in Hanford, Kings County, California. (source Wikipedia)
  11. Hollywood, laid out by Kansas native and prohibitionist Horace Wilcox in Los Angeles County, California.
  12. January 3, Edward B. Pond, elected mayor of San Francisco in San Francisco County, California (1887-January 5, 1891).
  13. January 8, Washington Bartlett, elected governor of California (1887-September 12, 1887).
  14. March 11, Henry Dixon Cowell, born in Menlo Park, California. Composer.
  15. March 14, William R. Davis, elected mayor of Oakland in Alameda County, California (1887-March 11, 1888).
  16. April 25, W. L. Graves, appointed president of the Board of Trustees of Fresno in Fresno County, California (1887-October 31, 1887).
  17. August 14, Edward Winslow Gifford, born in Oakland, Alameda County, California. Anthropologist and archaelogist.
  18. September 13, Robert Whitney Waterman, appointed acting governor of California (1887-January 8, 1891).
  19. October 31, A. M. Clark, appointed president of the Board of Trustees of Fresno in Fresno County, California (1887-April 5, 1889).
  20. December 15, Monrovia incorporated in Los Angeles County, California.
1888
  1. Arcadia laid out on lands of Rancho Santa Anita in Los Angeles County, California, located at the base of the San Gabriel Mountains. Coordinates 34°08'N-118°01'W. Attractions & Recreation; Los Angeles Arboretum, Santa Anita Race Track
  2. Auburn, for the second time incorporated in Placer County, California.
  3. Compton incorporated in Los Angeles County, California.
  4. Escondodo incorporated in San Diego County, California.
  5. 'The Gilwyn' (present Western Hotel), first hotel built in Lancaster, Los Angeles County, California.
  6. Santa Fe Railroad arrived in Fullerton, Orange County, California.
  7. William J. Hunsaker, elected mayor of San Diego in San Diego County, California (1888-1889).
  8. January 6, Pomona incorporated in Los Angeles County, California.
  9. February 29, South Pasadena incorporated in Los Angeles County, California.
  10. March 1, San Pedro incorporated in Los Angeles County, California.
  11. March 12, Charles D. Pierce, elected mayor of Oakland in Alameda County, California (1888-March 10, 1889).
  12. April 13, John Hays Hammond, Jr. born in San Francisco, San Francisco County, California. Inventor, radio remote control development.
  13. May 11, Compton incorporated in Los Angeles County, California.
  14. June 17, post office opened in Palmdale and village official established, Los Angeles County, California.
  15. August 13, the city of Lompoc in California, incorporated. Attractions & Recreation : 740ft. x 390ft.(226m.x119m.) 9/11 Tribute Floral Flag.
  16. December 10, John Bryson, Sr. elected mayor of Los Angeles in Los Angeles County, California (1888-February 25, 1889).
1889
  1. First paper mill in Antioch established, Contra Costa County, California.
  2. A Roman Catholic church, the first church built in Lancaster, Los Angeles County, California.
  3. Lancaster Hotel built in Lancaster, Los Angeles County, California.
  4. Orange County established in California, seat Santa Ana.
  5. W.D. Comstock, W. D. Comstock, elected mayor of Sacramento in Sacramento County, California (1889-1892).
  6. Douglas Gunn, elected mayor of San Diego in San Diego County, California (1889-1891).
  7. February 25, Michigan native Henry Thomas Hazard, elected mayor of Los Angeles in Los Angeles County, California (1889-December 5, 1892). University of Michigan graduate, born on July 30, 1844 in Grosse Point, Wayne County, MI. Died on August 7, 1921 in Los Angeles, California.
  8. March 11, John R. Glascock, elected mayor of Oakland in Alameda County, California (1889-March 8, 1891).
  9. April 15, A. J. Pedlar, appointed president of the Board o Trustees of Fresno in Fresno County, California.
1890
  1. California population 1,213,398 residents.
  2. Alhambra population 808 residents, city in Los Angeles County, California.
  3. Samuel N. Rucker, elected mayor of San José in Santa Clara County, California (1890-1894).
1891
  1. California Institute of Technology, established as the Throop Polytechnic Institute in Pasadena, California.
  2. Hanford, incorporated in Kings County, California.
  3. Northern half of Colusa County in California became Glenn County.
  4. Matthew Sherman, elected mayor of San Diego in San Diego County, California (1891-1893).
  5. January 5, George Henry Sanderson, elected mayor of San Francisco in San Francisco County, California (1891-January 3, 1893).
  6. January 8, Henry Harrison Markham, elected governor of California (1891-January 11, 1895).
  7. March 9, Melvin C. Chapman, elected mayor of Oakland in Alameda County, California (1891-March 12, 1893).
  8. March 11, Glenn County in California incorporated, county seat Willows. Named after Dr. Hugh J. Glenn. Cities : Orland, Willows.
  9. June 26, Sidney Coe Howard born in Oakland, Alameda County, California. University of Calfornia graduate, and studied at Harvard under George Pierce Baker, U.S. Air Corps captain and served with the American Ambulance corps. Accidental death, died on August 23, 1939 in Tyringham, Berkshire County, Massachusetts. playwright and screenwriter, works e.g. Pulitzer Prize for 'They Knew What They Wanted', and Academy Award winning 'Gone With the Wind'.
1892
  1. April 29, Redondo Beach incorporated in Los Angeles County, California.
  2. December 5, William Hartshorn Bonsall, appointed acting mayor of Los Angeles in Los Angeles County, California (1892-December 12, 1892).
  3. December 12, Thomas E. Rowan, elected mayor of Los Angeles in Los Angeles County, California (1892-December 12, 1894).
1893
  1. The first California citrus association formed in Claremont city, in Los Angeles County.

  2. Northern Tulare County divided to form Kings County in California. Sq.Mi. 1.391/Km²3.603.
  3. Riverside County in California, created out of parts of San Bernardino and San Diego counties, county seat Riverside.
  4. B.U. Steinman, elected mayor of Sacramento in Sacramento County, California (1893-1895).
  5. William H. Carlson, elected mayor of San Diego in San Diego County, California (1893-1897).
  6. January 3, Levi Richard Ellert, elected mayor of San Francisco in San Francisco County, California (1893-January 7, 1895).
  7. March 11, Madera County in California incorporated, county seat Madera. Cities : Chowchilla, Madera.
  8. March 13, George C. Pardee, elected mayor of Oakland in Alameda County, California (1893-March 10, 1895).
  9. March 22, Kings County in California, county seat Hanford, name derived from the Kings River.
1894
  1. Paul P. Austin, elected mayor of San José in Santa Clara County, California (1894-1896).
  2. December 12, Frank Rader, elected mayor of Los Angeles in Los Angeles County, California (1894-December 16, 1896).
1895
  1. January 7, Adolph Heinrich Joseph Sutro, elected mayor of San Francisco in San Francisco County, California (1895-January 4, 1897).
  2. January 11, James Herbert Budd, elected governor of California (1895-January 4, 1899).
  3. March 11, John L. Davie, elected mayor of Oakland in Alameda County, California (1895-March 8, 1897).
  4. October 27, C. J. Craycrof, appointed president of the Board of Trustees of Fresno in Fresno County, California (1895-1901).
1896
  1. A sugarbeat factory completed near Los Alamitos, now Cypress in Orange County, California. Coordinates 33°50'N-118°01'W. Attractions & Recreation : Los Alamitos Race Track

  2. South Riverside, renamed Corona and incorporated, in Riverside County, California. Coordinates 33°52'N-117°34'W. Attractions & Recreation : Prado Dam
  3. C.H. Hubbard, elected mayor of Sacramento in Sacramento County, California (1896-1897).
  4. Valentine Koch, elected mayor of San Jose in Santa Clara County, California (1896-1899).
  5. December 16, Meredith Pinxton Snyder, elected mayor of Los Angeles in Los Angeles County, California (1896-December 15, 1898).
1897
  1. Daniel C. Reed, elected mayor of San Diego in San Diego County, California (1897-1899).
  2. January 4, James Duval Phelan, elected mayor of San Francisco in San Francisco County, California (1897-January 8, 1902).
  3. March 9, W.R. Thomas, elected mayor of Oakland in Alameda County, California (1897-March 12, 1899).
  4. December 13, Long Beach incorporated in Los Angeles County, California.
1898
  1. Bakersfield incorporated in Kern County, California.
  2. Borax and gold discovered in the Lancaster area, in Los Angeles County, California.
  3. The Placer County Courthouse constructed in Auburn, California.
  4. William Land, elected mayor of Sacramento in Sacramento, California (1898-1899).
  5. Edwin M. Capps, elected mayor of San Diego in San Diego County, California (1899-May 1901).
  6. Charles J. Martin, elected mayor of San José in Santa Clara County, California (1898-1902).
  7. February 28, Whittier incorporated in Los Angeles County, California.
  8. December 15, Fred Eaton, elected mayor of Los Angeles in Los Angeles County, California (1898-December 12, 1900).
  9. December 29, Azusa incorporated in Los Angeles County, California.
1899
  1. Azusa Pacific College established in Azusa, Los Angeles County, California.

  2. Oil fields discovered along the Kern River area near Bakersfield in Kern County, California.
  3. January 4, Henry Tifft Gage, elected governor of California (1899-January 7, 1903).
  4. March 13, Roland W. Snow, elected mayor of Oakland in Alameda County, California (1899-March 10, 1901).
  5. September 14, Hugo Victor Benioff, born in Los Angeles, California. Geophysicist and professor of seismology.
1900
  1. California population 1,485,053 residents.
  2. Calexico founded in Imperial County, California. Located near the Mexican border, named for the combination of California and Mexico. Coordinates 32°40'N-115°30'W.
  3. Huntington Park, laid out as La Park in Los Angeles County, California. Renamed in 1904 after Henry R. Huntington. Coordinates 33°59'N-118°13'W.
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Alameda County, organized in 1853, seat Oakland. Area 738 sq.mi. (1.911km²). Cities/Places : Alameda, Albany, Ashland, Berkeley, Castro Valley, Cherryland, Dublin, Emeryville, Fremont, Hayward, Kensington, Livermore, Mounnt Eden, Newark, Oakland, Piedmont, Pleasanton, San Leandro, San Lorenzo, Sunol, Union City.

1852
  1. May 4, Oakland incorporated as town in Alameda County, CA.
1853
  1. March 25, Alameda County created in California, seat Oakland.
1854
  1. Alameda city incorporated in Alameda County, CA. Coordinates 37°46'N-112°16'W, located on an island in San Francisco Bay.
  2. March 25, Oakland incorporated as city in Alameda County, California.
1855
  1. Mars 5, Charles Campbell, elected mayor of Oakland in Alameda County, CA (1855-Mars 2, 1856).
1856
  1. March 3, S.H. Robinson, elected mayor of Oakland in Alameda County, CA (1856-March 1, 1857).
1857
  1. March 2, Andrew F. Williams, elected mayor of Oakland in Alameda County, CA (1857-March 6, 1859).
1859
  1. May 9, Damien Marchessault, elected mayor of Los Angeles in Los Angeles County, CA (1959-May 9, 1960).
1860
  1. Alameda County, CA, population 465, residents.
  2. March 7, J.P.M. Davis, elected mayor of Oakland in Alameda County, CA (1860-March 4, 1862).
1862
  1. March 5, George M. Blake, elected mayor of Oakland in Alameda County, CA (1862-March 1863).
1863
  1. March, W.H. Bovee, elected mayor of Oakland in Alameda County, CA (1863-March 13, 1864).
1864
  1. March 14, Edward Gibbons, elected mayor of Alameda County, CA (1864-March 5, 1865).
1865
  1. March 6, B.F. Ferris, elected mayor of Oakland in Alameda County, California (1865-March 4, 1866).
1866
  1. March 5, John W. Dwinelle, elected mayor of Oakland in Alameda County, CA (1866-March 6, 1867).
1867
  1. March 7, William Watrus Crane, Jr. elected mayor of Oakland in Alameda County, CA (1867-November 2, 1867).
  2. November 3, Samuel Merritt, elected mayor of Oakland in Alameda County, CA (1867-February 18, 1869).
1869
  1. March 1, John B. Felton, elected mayor of Oakland in Alameda County, CA (1869-March 5, 1870).
1871
  1. March 6, Nathaniel W. Spaulding, elected mayor of Oakland in Alameda County, CA (1871-March 3, 1873).
1873

  1. March 4, Henry Durant, elected mayor of Oakland in Alameda County, CA (1873-January 22, 1875).
1874
  1. First known orginal records of prisoners booked in Alameda County, CA.
1875
  1. February 28, Mack Weber, elected mayor of Oakland in Alameda County, CA (1875-March 12, 1876).
1876
  1. Hayward, incorporated in Alameda County, CA. Coordinates 37°40'N-122°05'W.
  2. March 13, Oculist Enoch H. Pardee, elected mayor of Oakland in Alameda County, California (1876-March 24, 1878). Immigrated to California during the gold rush period. Born on April 1, 1826 in Greece, Monroe County, New York, died in 1896 in Oakland, California, burried at Mountain View Cemetery.
1877
  1. January 10, Frederick Gardner Cottrell, born in Oakland, Alameda County, CA. Scientist and inventor of the electrostatic precipitator.
1878
  1. March 25, Washburne R. Andrus, elected mayor of Oakland in Alameda County, CA (1878-March 7, 1880).
1880
  1. March 8, James E. Blethen, elected mayor of Oakland in Alameda County, CA (1880-March 12, 1882).
1882
  1. March 13, Antion College and Ann Harbor Law School graduate, New York native Charles K. Robinson moved via Michigan to settle in Calfornia. Elected mayor of Oakland in Alameda County, California (1882-March 11, 1883). Born on January 16, 1835 in Livingston County NY, died on November 22, 1887 in Oakland, burried at Mountain View Cemetery
1883
  1. March 12, J. West Martin, elected mayor of Oakland in Alameda County, CA (1883-March 9, 1884).
1884
  1. March 10, Ashmun C. Henry, elected mayor of Oakland in Alameda County, CA (1884-March 8, 1885).
1885
  1. March 9, Eli W. Playter, elected mayor of Oakland in Alameda County, CA (1885-March 13, 1887).
1887
  1. March 14, William R. Davis, elected mayor of Oakland in Alameda County, CA (1887-March 11, 1888).
  2. August 14, Edward Winslow Gifford, born in Oakland, Alameda County, CA. Anthropologist and archaelogist.
1888
  1. March 12, Charles D. Pierce, elected mayor of Oakland in Alameda County, CA (1888-March 10, 1889).
1889
  1. March 11, John R. Glascock, elected mayor of Oakland in Alameda County, CA (1889-March 8, 1891).
1891
  1. March 9, Melvin C. Chapman, elected mayor of Oakland in Alameda County, CA (1891-March 12, 1893).
  2. June 26, Sidney Coe Howard born in Oakland, Alameda County, CA. University of Calfornia graduate, and studied at Harvard under George Pierce Baker, U.S. Air Corps captain and served with the American Ambulance corps. Accidental death, died on August 23, 1939 in Tyringham, Berkshire County, Massachusetts. playwright and screenwriter, works e.g. Pulitzer Prize for 'They Knew What They Wanted', and Academy Award winning 'Gone With the Wind'.
1893
  1. March 13, George C. Pardee, elected mayor of Oakland in Alameda County, CA (1893-March 10, 1895).
1895
  1. March 11, John L. Davie, elected mayor of Oakland in Alameda County, CA (1895-March 8, 1897).
1897
  1. March 9, W.R. Thomas, elected mayor of Oakland in Alameda County, CA (1897-March 12, 1899).
1899
  1. March 13, Roland W. Snow, elected mayor of Oakland in Alameda County, CA (1899-March 10, 1901).
CA
1800-1900 HUMBOLDT COUNTY Timeline 5 Topics
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Humboldt County organized in 1853, seat Eureka. Area 3,573 sq.mi. (9.254km²). Cities/Places : Alderpoint, Arcata, Bayside, Blocksburg, Blue Lake, Bridgeville, Carlotta, Cutten, Eureka, Ferndale, Fields Landing, Fortuna city, Garberville, Honeydew, Hoopa, Hydesville, Kneeland, Korbel, Loleta, Manila, McKinleyville, Miranda, Myers Flat, Orick, Orleans, Petrolia, Phillipsville, Redcrest, Redway, Resighini Rancheria, Rio Dell, Ruth, Samoa, Scotia, Trinidad, Weitchpec, Weott, Westhaven, Whitethorn, Willow Creek.

1850
  1. Douglas Ottinger and Hans Buhne entered a bay in Humboldt County CA, and named it Humboldt Bay for explorer, Baron Alexander von Humboldt.
  2. Eureka laid out in Humboldt County, California.
1853
  1. Fort Humboldt established near Eureka in Humboldt County, California. A military post to interfere in the escalating conflicts between local Native Americans and the gold-seeking white settlers. Captain Ulysses S. Grant, future President of the United States, was one of the most famous residents of the fort. Today it is Fort Humboldt State Historic Park.
  2. May 12, Humboldt County in California, incorporated, county seat Eureka. Named after Humboldt Bay.
1856
  1. Eureka on Humboldt Bay, incorporated and appointed seat of Humboldt County in California. Coordinates 40°47'N-124°09'W.
CA

1800-1900 KINGS COUNTY Timeline 6 Topics

 
Kings County, organized in 1893, seat Hanford. Area 1.390 sq.mi. (km3600km&). Cities/Places : Armona, Avenal, Corcoran, Hanford, Kettleman, Lemoore, Stratford

1805
  1. Rio de los Santos Reyes (Kings River) in Kings County, California, discovered by an exploring expedition.
1877
  1. Southern Pacific Railroad operational in Kings County, California.
1880
  1. May 11, the Mussel Slough Tragedy, a land titles dispute between local ranchers and the Southern Pacific Railroad near Hanford in Kings County, California. Reference Frank Norris' 1901 novel "The Octopus". (sources EB/Wikipedia).
1887
  1. Post office established in Hanford, Kings County, California. (source Wikipedia)
1891
  1. Hanford, incorporated in Kings County, California.
1893
  1. Northern Tulare County divided to form Kings County in California. Sq.Mi. 1.391/Km²3.603. Municipalities : Armona, Avenal, Corcoran, Grangeville, Hanford, Hardwick, Home Garden, Island District, Kettleman City,Lemoore, Lemoore Station, Stratford.
CA

1800-1900 LOS ANGELES COUNTY Timeline 121 Topics
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Los Angeles County, organized in 1850, seat Los Angeles. Area 4,060 sq.mi. (10.515km²). Cities/Towns/Villages/Boroughs/Places : Acton, Agoura, Agoura Hills, Agua Dulce, Alhambra, Altadena, Arcadia, Arco Plaza, Arco Station , Arleta, Artesia, Avalon, Azusa, Baldwin Hills, Baldwin Park, Bell, Bell Gardens, Bellflower, Beverly Hills, Barrington, Bassett, Bell Canyon, Belmont Shore, Bicentennial,Bixby Knolls, Bouque Canyon, Box Canyon, Boyle Heights, Bradbury, Bradley International, Brentwood, Briggs, Brodway Manchester, Burbank, Cabrillo, Calabasas, Calabasas Hills, Canoga Park, Canyon Country, Carson, Castac, Catalina, Century City, Cerritos, Charter Oak, Chatsworth, Cimarron,, Claremont, Commerce, Compton, Cornell, Covina, Crenshaw, Crystalaire, Cudahy, Culver City, Del Sur, Del Valle, Diamond Bar, Dockweiler, Dominguez, Downey, Duarte, Eagle Rock, East Long Beach, East Los Angeles, East Rancho Dominguez, Echo Park, Edendale, El Monte, El Segundo, El Sereno, Elizaneth Lake, Encino, Fairmont, Far, Farmers Market, Federal, Firestone Park, Flint, Flintridge, Fort Macarthur, Foy, Friendly Valley, Gardena city, Glassell, Glassell Park, Glendale, Glendale Galerai, Glendora, Granada Hills, Green, Green Valley, Greenmead, Griffith, Hacienda Heights, Hancock, Hansen Hills, Harbor City, Hawaiian Gardens, Hawthorne, Hazard, Hermosa Beach, Hidden Hills, Hi Vista, Highland Park, Holly Park, Hollywood, Huntington Park, Industry, Inglewood, Irwindale, Juniper Hills, Kagel Canyon, La Canada, La Canada Flintridge, La Crescenta, La Mirada, La Puente, La Tijera, La Tuna Canyon, Lake Elizabeth, Lake Hughes, Lake Los Angeles, La Verne, Lake View TerraceLakewood, Lancaster, Lane, Lawndale, Leimert Park, Lennox, Leona Valley, Lincoln Heights, Littlerock, Llano,Lomita, Long Beach, Los Angeles, Los Feliz, Los Nietos, Lugo, Lynwood, Malibu, Manhattan Beach, Mar Vista, Marina Del Rey, Market, Maywood, Metler Valley, Mint Canyon, Miracle Mile, Mirada, Mission Hills, Monrovia, Montebello, Monte Nido, Monterey Park, Montrose, Mount Baldy, Mount Wilson, Naples, Neenach, Newhall, North Hills, North Hollywood, North Long Beach, Northridge, Norwalk, Oak Park, Oakwood, Pacific Palisades, Pacoima, Palmdale, Palms, Palos Verdes Estates, Palos Verdes Peninsula, Panorama City, Paramount, Pasadena, Pearblossom, Phillips Ranch, Pico Heights, Pico Rivera, Pomona, Rancho Palos Verdes, Playa Del Rey, Playa Vista, Porter Ranch, Portuguese Bend, Preuss, Quartz Hill, Rancho Dominguez, Rancho La Tuna Canyon, Redondo Beach, Reseda, Rimpau, Ritter Ranch, Rolling Hills, Rolling Hills Estates, Roosevelt Corner, Rosemead, Rosewood, Rowland Heights, San Dimas, San Fernando, San Gabriel, San Marino, San Pedro, Sandberg, Sanford, Santa Catalina, Santa Western, Santa Clarita, Santa FE Springs, Santa Monica, Saratoga Hills, Saugus, Sepulveda, Shadow Hills, Sherman Oaks, Sherman Village, Sierra Madre, Signal Hill, Silver Lake, South, South El Monte, South Gate, South Pasadena, South San Gabriel, Starlight Hills, Stevenson Ranch, Studio City, Sun Valley, Sun Village, Sunland, Sylmar, Tarzana, Temple City, Terminal Island, Textile, Textile Boxes, Thousand Oaks, Three Points, Toluca Lake, Topanga, Torrance, Tujunga, Universal City, Val Verde, Valencia, Valley Village Village, Valyermo, Van Nuys, Venice, Verdugo City, Vermont, Vernon, View Park, Village, Wagner, Walnut, Walnut Park, Watts, West Adams, West Covina, West Hills, West Hollywood, Westlake Village, West Los Angeles, West Toluca Lake, Westchester, Westvern, Whittier, Wilcox, Wilmington, Wilshire-La Brea, Wilsona Gardens, Windsor Hills, Winnetka, Woodland Hills

1800
  1. Joaquin Higuera, appointed alcalde of Los Angeles in Los Angeles County, CA (1800-1802).
1802
  1. Mariano Verdugo, appointed second-term alcalde of Los Angeles in Los Angeles County, CA (1802-1809).
1810
  1. Francisco Avila, appointed alcalde of Los Angeles in Los Angeles County, CA (1810-1811).
1811
  1. Manuel Gutiérrez, appointed alcalde of Los Angeles in Los Angeles County, CA (1811-1812).
1812
  1. Guillermo Soto, appointed commissioner of Los Angeles in Los Angeles County, CA (1812-1816).
1816
  1. Antonio Maria Lugo, appointed alcalde of Los Angeles in Los Angeles County, CA (1816-1819).
1819
  1. Anastasio Avila, appointed alcalde of Los Angeles in Los Angeles County, CA (1819-1822).
1822
  1. Manuel Gutiérrez, appointed second-term alcalde of Los Angeles in Los Angeles County, CA (1822-1824).
1824
  1. Guillermo Cota, appointed second-term alcalde of Los Angeles in Los Angeles County, CA..
  2. Encarnacion Urquides, appointed alcalde of Los Angeles in Los Angeles County, CA.
1825
  1. José Maria Avila, appointed alcalde of Los Angeles in Los Angeles County, CA.
1826
  1. José Antonio Carrillo, appointed alcalde of Los Angeles in Los Angeles County, CA.
  2. Claudio Lopez, appointed alcalde of Los Angeles in Los Angeles County, CA (1826-1827).
1827
  1. Guillermo Cota, appointed third-term alcalde of Los Angeles in Los Angeles County, CA (1827-1828).
1828
  1. José Antonio Carrillo, appointed second-term alcalde of Los Angeles in Los Angeles County, CA (1828-1829).
1829
  1. Guillermo Soto, appointed alcalde of Los Angeles in Los Angeles County, CA (1829-1830)
1830
  1. Tiburcio Tapia, appointed alcalde of Los Angeles in Los Angeles County, CA (1830-1831).
1831
  1. Vicente Sanchez, appointed alcalde of Los Angeles in Los Angeles County, CA (1831-1832).
1832
  1. Manuel Dominguez, appointed alcalde of Los Angeles in Los Angeles County, CA (1832-1833).
1833
  1. José Antonio Carrillo, appointed third-term alcalde of Los Angeles in Los Angeles County, CA (1833-1834)
1834
  1. José Perez, appointed alcalde of Los Angeles in Los Angeles County, CA (1834-1835).
1835
  1. Francisco Javier Alvarado, appointed alcalde of Los Angeles in Los Angeles County, CA (1835-1836).
1836
  1. Manuel Requena, appointed alcalde of Los Angeles in Los Angeles County, CA (1836-1837).
  2. La Casa de la Centinela Adobe (historic landmark), built in Inglewood, Los Angeles County, California.
1837
  1. José Sepulveda, appointed alcalde of Los Angeles in Los Angeles County, CA.
1838
  1. Luis Arena, appointed alcalde of Los Angeles in Los Angeles County, CA (1838-1839).
1839
  1. José Sepulveda and Tiburcio Tapia, appointed joint alcaldes of Los Angeles in Los Angeles County, CA (1839-1840).
1841
  1. Azusa, part of El Susa Rancho given to Luis Arenas, as Mexican land grant, Los Angeles County, CA
  2. Ignacio Alvarado and Ignacio Palomares, appointed Justices of the Peace of Los Angeles in Los Angeles County, CA.
1842
  1. Manuel Dominguez and José Sepulveda, appointed Justices of the Peace of Los Angeles in Los Angeles County, CA.
1843
  1. Antonio F. Coronel and Manuel Dominguez, appointed Justices of the Peace of Los Angeles in Los Angeles County, CA.
1844
  1. Manuel Requena, appointed first alcalde of Los Angeles in Los Angeles County, CA (1844-1845).
  2. Tiburcio Tapia, appointed second alcalde of Los Angeles in Los Angeles County, CA (1844-1845).
1845
  1. Vicente Sanchez, appointed first alcalde of Los Angeles in Los Angeles County, CA (1845-1846).
  2. Juan Sepulveda, appointed second alcalde of Los Angeles in Los Angeles County, CA (1745-1846).
1846
  1. Catalina Island, land grant awarded to Thomas Robiins by Governor Pio Pico, in Los Angeles County, CA.
  2. Juan Gallardo, appointed first alcalde of Los Angeles in Los Angeles County, CA (1846-1847).
  3. José L. Sepulveda, appointed second alcalde of Los Angeles in Los Angeles County, CA (1846-1847).
1847
  1. José Salazar, appointed first alcalde of Los Angeles in Los Angeles County, CA (1847-1848).
  2. Enrique Avila, appointed second alcalde of Los Angeles in Los Angeles County, CA (1847-1848).
  3. January 9, United States takes possession of Los Angeles in Los Angeles County, CA.
1848
  1. Stephen C. Foster, appointed mayor of Los Angeles in Los Angeles County, CA (1848-July 1, 1850).
  2. Ignacis Palomores, appointed first alcalde of Los Angeles in Los Angeles County, CA.
  3. José Sepulveda, appointed second alcalde of Los Angeles in Los Angeles County, CA.
1850
  1. February 18, Los Angeles County established. One of California's original 27 counties and one of the largest counties in the USA 4,084 sq/mi.(10.578 km²), and a 75 mi. (121 km) long coastline, county seat Los Angeles.
1851
  1. May 7, Benjamin David Wilson, elected mayor of Los Angeles in Los Angeles County, CA (1851-May 4, 1852).
1852
  1. May 4, John Gregg Nichols, elected mayor of Los Angeles in Los Angeles County, CA (1852-May 3, 1853).
1853
  1. Benjamin D. Wilson, elected Los Angeles County Supervisor, in CA.
  2. First house built in Hollywood, Los Angeles County, CA. Coordinates 34°06'N-118°20'W.
  3. May 3, Antonio F. Coronel, elected mayor of Los Angeles in Los Angeles County, CA (1853-May 4, 1854).
1854
  1. Fort Tejon military post established in Antelope Valley near Castac Lake in Los Angeles County, CA.
  2. May 4, Stephen C. Foster, elected second-term mayor of Los Angeles in Los Angeles County, CA (1854-January 13, 1855).
1855
  1. January 25, Stephen C. Foster, elected third-term mayor of Los Angeles in Los Angeles County, CA (1855-May 9, 1855).
  2. May 9, Thomas Foster, elected mayor of Los Angeles in Los Angeles County, CA (1855-May 7, 1856).
1856
  1. May 7, Stephen C. Foster elected fourth-term mayor of Los Angeles in Los Angeles County, CA (1856-September 22, 1856).
  2. September 22, Manuel Requena, elected mayor of Los Angeles in Los Angeles County, CA (1856-October 4, 1856).
  3. October 4, John Gregg Nichols, elected second-term mayor of Los Angeles in Los Angeles County, CA (1856-May 9, 1859).
1859
  1. May 9, Damien Marchessault, elected mayor of Los Angeles in Los Angeles County, CA (1959-May 9, 1960).
1860
  1. May 9, Henry Mellus, elected mayor of Los Angeles in Los Angeles County, CA (1860-December 26, 1860).
  2. December 26, William Woodworth, appointed acting mayor of Los Angeles in Los Angeles County, CA (1860-January 7, 1861).
1861
  1. Benjamin D. Wilson, elected second-term Los Angeles County Supervisor, CA.
  2. January 7, Damien Marchessault, elected second-term mayor of Los Angeles in Los Angeles County, CA (1961-May 6, 1865).
1862
  1. Benjamin D. Wilson, elected third-term Los Angeles County Supervisor, CA.
1864
  1. Benjamin D. Wilson, elected fourth-term Los Angeles County Supervisor, CA.
  2. Casa Adobe de San Rafael, established and stands in a Glendale city park, Los Angeles County, CA.
1865
  1. May 6, José Mascarel, elected mayor of Los Angeles in Los Angeles County, CA 1865-May 10, 1866).
1866
  1. May 10, Cristobal Aguilar, elected mayor of Los Angeles in Los Angeles County, CA (1866-December 7, 1868).
1867
  1. Compton, founded as a Methodist colony, in Los Angeles County, California. Named for settler G.D. Compton. Coordinates 33°54'N-118°13'W.
1868
  1. December 9, Joel H. Turner, elected mayor of Los Angeles in Los Angeles County, CA (1868-December 9, 1870).
1870
  1. December 9, Cristobal Aguilar, elected second-term mayor of Los Angeles in Los Angeles County, CA (1870-December 5, 1872).
1872
  1. December 5, James R. Toberman, elected mayor of Los Angeles in Los Angeles County, CA (1872-December 18, 1874).
1873
  1. The Southern Pacific Railroad built through the San Gabriel Valley in Los Angeles County, CA.
  2. Inglewood, settled by Daniel Freeman in Los Angeles County, California. Coordinates 33°58'N-118°21'W. Attractions & Recreation : e.g. Hollywood Park Racetrack, La Casa de la Centinela Adobe.
1874
  1. Alahambra city, laid out by Benjamin D. Wilson, in the San Gabriel Valley, Los Angeles County, CA. Coordinates 34°06'N-118°08'W.
  2. Glendora, settled in the foothills of the San Gabriel Mountains, in Los Angeles County, CA. Coordinates 34°08'N-117°52'W.
  3. December 18, Prudent Beaudry, elected mayor of Los Angeles in Los Angeles County, CA (1874-December 8, 1876).
1875
  1. Elias J. 'Lucky' Baldwin, bought a large area of land including present Arcadia in Los Angeles County, CA. Attractions & Recreation : AMF Bowling Square Lanes, Angeles National Forest, Arcadia Par-3 Golf Course, Arcadia Park, Arcadia Public Library, California Philharmonic Orchestra, Los Angeles County Arboretum & Botanic Gardens, Santa Anita Golf Course, Santa Anita Park, The Ruth and Charles Gilb Arcadia Historical Museum, Wilderness Park.
  2. May 3, Artesia School District established and Artesia village community formed, in Los Angeles County, CA. Attractions & Recreation : Artesia City Plaza, Artesia Historical Museum & Old Fire Station 30, Artesia Park, A.J. Padelford Park, Baber Park, EastWest Ice Palace, International Cultural District, Pioneer Boulevard Median & Water Fountains.
1876
  1. December 8, Frederick Alexander MacDougal, elected mayor of Los Angeles in Los Angeles County, CA (1876-November 16, 1878).
1878
  1. November 21, Bernard Cohn, appointed acting mayor of Los Angeles in Los Angeles County, CA (1878-December 5, 1878).
  2. December 5, James R. Toberman, elected second-term mayor of Los Angeles in Los Angeles County, CA (1878-December 9, 1882).
1882
  1. Scottish settlers arrived in present Lancaster area, Los Angeles County, CA. Attractions & Recreation : Antelope Valley CA Poppy Reserve, Clear Channel Stadium, El Dorado Park, Forrest E. Hull Park, Jane Reynolds Park, Lancaster City Park, Lancaster Museum & Art Gallery, Lancaster National Soccer Center, Lancaster Performing Arts Center, Mariposa Park, Prime Desert Woodland Preserve, Pierre Baine Park, Rawley Duntley Park, Skytower Park, Tierra Bonita Park.
  2. December 9, Cameron Eerskine Thom, elected mayor of Los Angeles in Los Angeles County, CA (1882-December 9, 1884).
1883
  1. Gardena, founded in Los Angeles County, CA. Coordinates 33°55'N-118°18'W.
1884
  1. December 9, Edward Falles Spence, elected mayor in Los Angeles in Los Angeles County, CA (1884-December 14, 1886).
1886
  1. Glendale, laid out in the Verdugo Hills, Los Angeles County, CA. Coordinates 34°10'N-118°17'W. Attractions & Recreation : Forest Lawn Memorial Park.
  2. Glendora, laid out by George Whitcomb, in Los Angeles County, CA.
  3. June 19, Pasadena incorporated in Los Angeles County, CA.
  4. December 9, Santa Monica incorporated in Los Angeles County, CA.
  5. December 14, William Henry Workman, elected mayor of Los Angeles in Los Angeles County, CA (1886-December 10, 1888).
1887
  1. Azusa laid out in Los Angeles County, CA. Coordinates 34°08'N-117°55'W. Attractions & Recreation : Angeles National Forest, San Gabriel Valley.
  2. Burbank, laid out in Los Angeles County, CA, by the Providencia Land, Water and Development Company. Named for dentist David Burbank. Coordinates 34°12'N-118°18'W. Today home of motion picture studios, broadcasting and Walt Disney Productions.
  3. Claremont, founded in the Pomona Valley by the Pacific Land Improvement Company in Los Angeles County, CA. Coordinates 34°06'N-117°43'W.
  4. Hollywood, laid out by Kansas native and prohibitionist Horace Wilcox in Los Angeles County, CA.
  5. Inglewood, laid out by the Centinela-Inglewood Land Company in Los Angeles County, California.
  6. December 15, Monrovia incorporated in Los Angeles County, CA.
1888
  1. Arcadia laid out on lands of Rancho Santa Anita in Los Angeles County, CA, located at the base of the San Gabriel Mountains. Coordinates 34°08'N-118°01'W. Attractions & Recreation; Los Angeles Arboretum, Santa Anita Race Track
  2. Compton incorporated in Los Angeles County, CA.
  3. 'The Gilwyn' (present Western Hotel), first hotel built in Lancaster, Los Angeles County, CA.
  4. January 6, Pomona incorporated in Los Angeles County, CA.
  5. February 29, South Pasadena incorporated in Los Angeles County, CA.
  6. March 1, San Pedro incorporated in Los Angeles County, CA.
  7. May 11, Compton incorporated in Los Angeles County, CA.
  8. June 17, post office opened in Palmdale and village official established, Los Angeles County, CA.
  9. December 10, John Bryson, Sr. elected mayor of Los Angeles in Los Angeles County, CA (1888-February 25, 1889).
1889
  1. Lancaster Hotel built in Lancaster, Los Angeles County, CA.
  2. A Roman Catholic church, the first church built in Lancaster, Los Angeles County, CA.
  3. February 25, Michigan native Henry Thomas Hazard, elected mayor of Los Angeles in Los Angeles County, California (1889-December 5, 1892). University of Michigan graduate, born on July 30, 1844 in Grosse Point, Wayne County, MI. Died on August 7, 1921 in Los Angeles, California.
1890
  1. Alhambra population 808 residents, city in Los Angeles County, CA.
1892
  1. April 29, Redondo Beach incorporated in Los Angeles County, CA.
  2. December 5, William Hartshorn Bonsall, appointed acting mayor of Los Angeles in Los Angeles County, CA (1892-December 12, 1892).
  3. December 12, Thomas E. Rowan, elected mayor of Los Angeles in Los Angeles County, CA (1892-December 12, 1894).
1893
  1. The first California citrus association formed in Claremont city, in Los Angeles County.
1894
  1. December 12, Frank Rader, elected mayor of Los Angeles in Los Angeles County, CA (1894-December 16, 1896).
1896
  1. December 16, Meredith Pinxton Snyder, elected mayor of Los Angeles in Los Angeles County, CA (1896-December 15, 1898).
1897
  1. December 13, Long Beach incorporated in Los Angeles County, CA.
1898
  1. Borax and gold discovered in the Lancaster area, in Los Angeles County, CA.
  2. February 28, Whittier incorporated in Los Angeles County, CA.
  3. December 15, Fred Eaton, elected mayor of Los Angeles in Los Angeles County, CA (1898-December 12, 1900).
  4. December 29, Azusa incorporated in Los Angeles County, CA.
1899
  1. Azusa Pacific College established in Azusa, Los Angeles County, CA.
  2. September 14, Hugo Victor Benioff, born in Los Angeles, CA. Geophysicist and professor of seismology.
1900
  1. Huntington Park, laid out as La Park in Los Angeles County, CA. Renamed in 1904 after Henry R. Huntington. Coordinates 33°59'N-118°13'W.
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1800-1900 MONTEREY COUNTY Timeline 2 Topics
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Monterey County organized in 1850, seat Salinas. Area 3,322 sq.mi. (8.604km²). Cities/Places : Alisal, Aromas, Big Sur, Bradley, Carmel, Carmel-by-the-Sea, Carmel Highlands, Carmel Valley, Carmel Valley Village, Castroville, Chualar, Del Monte Park, Del Rey Oaks, Fort Hunter Liggett, Gonzales, Gorda, Greenfield, Jolon, King City, Lockwood, Lucia, Marina, Monterey, Moss Landing, Pacific Beach, Pacific Grove, Pebble Beach, Point Sur, Presidio of Monterey, Prunedale, Robles del Rio, Salinas, San Ardo, Sand City, San Lucas, Seaside, Soledad, Spreckels,Tassajara Hot Springs.
1818
  1. During a land and sea battle, the French born revolutionary privateer (granted Agentinian citizenship) Hipólito Bouchard attacked and damaged Monterey in Monterey County, California.
1850
  1. Monterey County established in California, seat Salinas.
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1800-1900 ORANGE COUNTY Timeline 4 Topics

 
1857
  1. Anaheim founded by German immigrants in Orange County, CA. Coordinates 33°51'N-117°57'W.
1887
  1. Buena Park laid out by James A. Whitaker in Orange County, CA. Coordinates 33°52'N-118°00'W. Attractions & Recreation : Knott's Berry Farm
  2. Fullerton, laid out in Orange County, CA. Coordinates 35°52'N-117°55'W.
1888
  1. Santa Fe Railroad arrived in Fullerton, Orange County, California.
CA

1800-1900 SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY Timeline 1 Topic 
1842
  1. The Lugo family was granted the Rancho San Bernardino, or the entire San Bernardino Valley in San Bernardino County, California.
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1800-1900 SAN DIEGO COUNTY Timeline 5 Topics
1803
  1. San Diego's first mission 'Mission San Diego de Alcala', in San Diego County, California, destroyed by an earthquake.
1812
  1. Mission San Diego de Alcala in San Diego County, California, for the second time destroyed by an earthquake.
1850
  1. March 21, San Diego city incorporated in San Diego County, CA. Founded in 1769, California's 2nd largest city located on San Diego Bay, along the Pacific Ocean, area 372 sq.mi. (963km²). Original inhabitants, the Kumeyaay Native Americans, today living in 'reservations' spread over San Diego County.
1883
  1. Frazier's Station, renamed Carlsbad, located in San Diego County, California. Coordinates 33°10'N-117°21'W.
1885
  1. Arrival of the Santa Fe Railway in Carlsbad, San Diego County, California.
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1800-1900 SAN FRANCISCO COUNTY Timeline 57 Topics
1806
  1. March 1, Luis Antonio Argüello, appointed commandant of San Francisco in San Francisco County, California (1806-March 27, 1830). First governor of Alta California under Mexican rule. Conducted the "Argüello's expedition to the Columbia" the most extensive exploration of the North Country ever made by the Spaniards in California. Born on June 21, in San Francisco, 1784, died on March 27 in San Francisco 1830, burried Mission Dolores Cemetery.
1822
  1. Ignacio Martinez, appointed acting commandant of San Francisco in San Francisco County, California (1822-October 1825).
  2. San Francisco born Luis Antonio Arguello, first native appointed governor, under Mexican Rule, of Alta California (1822-June 25, 1825).
1828
  1. Ignacio Martinez, appointed second-term commandant of San Francisco in San Francisco County, California (1828-1831).
1831
  1. Mariano Guadalupe Vallejo, appointed commandant of San Francisco in San Francisco County, California (1831-1834).
  2. José Antonion Sanchez, appointed acting commandant of San Francisco in San Francisco County, California (1831-1833).
1833
  1. Damaso Rodriguez, appointed acting commandant of San Francisco in San Francisco County, California (1833-1834).
1834
  1. Francisco de Haro, appointed alcalde of San Francisco in San Francisco County, California (1834-1835).
1835
  1. José Joaquin Estudillo, appointed alcalde of San Francisco in San Francisco County, California (1835-1836).
1836
  1. Francisco Guerrero, appointed alcalde of San Francisco in San Francisco County, California (1836-1837).
1837
  1. Ignacio Martinez, appointed alcalde of San Francisco in San Francisco County, California (1837-1838).
1838
  1. Francisco de Haro, appointed second-term alcalde of San Francisco in San Francisco County, California (1838-1839).
1839
  1. Francisco Guerrero, appointed second-term alcalde of San Francisco in San Francisco County, California (1839-1842).
1842
  1. José de Jesus Noe, appointed alcalde of San Francisco in San Francisco County, California (1842-1843).
1843
  1. Francisco Sanchez, appointed alcalde of San Francisco in San Francisco County, California (1843-1844).
1844
  1. William Sturgis Hinckley, appointed alcalde of San Francisco in San Francisco County, California (1844-1845).
1845
  1. José de la Cruz Sanchez, appointed alcalde of San Francisco in San Francisco County, California (1845-1846).
1846
  1. José de Jesus Noe, appointed second-term alcalde of San Francisco in San Francisco County, California.
  2. July, Washington Allon Bartlett, appointed alcalde of San Francisco in San Francisco County, California (1846-February 1847).
1847
  1. February 22, Edwin Bryant, appointed alcalde of San Francisco in San Francisco County, California (1847-June 1847).
  2. June, George Hyde, appointed alcalde of San Francisco in San Francisco County, California (1847-April 1848).
1848
  1. April, John Townsend, appointed alcalde of San Francisco in San Francisco County, California (1848-September 1848).
  2. October, Thaddeus M. Leavenworth, appointed alcalde of San Francisco in San Francisco County, California (1848-August 1849).
1849
  1. August, John White Geary, appointed alcalde of San Francisco in San Francisco County, California (1849-March 1, 1850).
1850
  1. San Francisco County established in California, seat San Francisco.
  2. March 1, John White Geary appointed mayor of San Francisco in San Francisco County, California (1850-May 5, 1851).
  3. April 15, San Francisco city charter granted, San Francisco County, California.
1851
  1. May 5, Charles James Brenham, elected mayor of San Francisco in San Francisco County, California (1851-January 1, 1852).
1852
  1. January 1, Stephen Randall Harris, elected mayor of San Francisco in San Francisco County, California (1852-November 10, 1852).
1853
  1. First house built in Hollywood, Los Angeles County, California. Coordinates 34°41'N-89°26'W.
  2. July 25, David Belasco born in San Francisco, San Francisco County, California. Actor, playwright and theatrical producer.
  3. October 3, Cornelius Kingsland Garrison, elected mayor of San Francisco in San Francisco County, California (1853-October 2, 1854).
1854
  1. October 2, Stephen Palfrey Webb, elected mayor of San Francisco, in San Francisco County, California (1854-July 1, 1855).
1855
  1. March 31, John Hays Hammond, born in San Francisco, San Francisco County, California.
  2. July 1, James P. Van Ness, elected mayor of San Francisco in San Francisco County, California (1855-July 8, 1856).
1856
  1. July 8, George J. Whelan, elected mayor of San Francisco in San Francisco County, California (1856-November 15, 1856).
  2. November 15, Ephraim Willard Burr, elected mayor of San Francisco in San Francisco County, California (1856-October 3, 1859).
1859
  1. October 3, Henry Frederick Teschemacher, elected mayor of San Francisco in San Francisco County, California (1859-July 1, 1863).
1863
  1. April 29, William Randolph Hearst, born in San Francisco, San Francisco County, CA. Newspaper publisher.
  2. June 19, William Aloysius Brady, born in San Francisco, California. Actor, motion-picture producer and developer of Coney Island amusement park in New York City.
  3. July 1, Henry Perrin Coon, elected mayor of San Francisco in San Francisco County, California (1863-December 2, 1867).
1866
  1. September 1, James John Corbett, born in San Francisco, San Francisco County, California. World heavyweight boxing champion.
1867
  1. December 2, Frank McCoppin, elected mayor of San Francisco in San Francisco County, California (1867-December 6, 1869).
1869
  1. December 6, Thomas Henry Selby, elected mayor of San Francisco in San Francisco County, California (1869-December 4, 1871).
1871
  1. December 4, New York (Albany) born William Alvord, elected 14th mayor of San Francisco in San Francisco County, California (1871-December 1, 1873).
1873
  1. December 1, James Otis, appointed mayor of San Francisco in San Francisco County, California (1873-October 30, 1875).
1874
  1. March 26 - Robert Lee Frost, born in San Francisco, San Francisco County, California. Four-time Pulitzer prize winning poet, lecturer, teacher and playwright. Died on January 29, 1963 in Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts. Works e.g. 'Mending Wall'.
  2. November 4, George Hewston, appointed acting mayor of San Francisco in San Francisco County, California (1874-December 6, 1875).
1875
  1. December 6, Andrew Jackson Bryant, elected mayor of San Francisco in San Francisco County, California (1875-December 1, 1879).
1877
  1. May 26, Duncan (Isadora) Angela, born in San Francisco, San Francisco County, California. Dancer.
1879
  1. December 1, 1879, Isaac Smith Kalloch, elected mayor of San Francisco in San Francisco County, California (1879-December 5, 1881).
1881
  1. December 5, Maurice Carey Blake, elected mayor of San Francisco in San Francisco County, California (1881-January 8, 1883).
1883
  1. January 8, Washington Bartlett, elected mayor of San Francisco in San Francisco County, California (1883-January 3, 1887).
  2. July 4, Rube Goldberg, born in San Francisco, San Francisco County, California. Cartoonist.
1887
  1. January 3, Edward B. Pond, elected mayor of San Francisco in San Francisco County, California (1887-January 5, 1891).
1888
  1. April 13, John Hays Hammond, Jr. born in San Francisco, San Francisco County, California. Inventor, radio remote control development.
1891
  1. January 5, George Henry Sanderson, elected mayor of San Francisco in San Francisco County, California (1891-January 3, 1893).
1893
  1. January 3, Levi Richard Ellert, elected mayor of San Francisco in San Francisco County, California (1893-January 7, 1895).
1895
  1. January 7, Adolph Heinrich Joseph Sutro, elected mayor of San Francisco in San Francisco County, California (1895-January 4, 1897).
1897
  1. January 4, James Duval Phelan, elected mayor of San Francisco in San Francisco County, California (1897-January 8, 1902).
CA

1800-1900 SAN MATEO COUNTY Timeline 6 Topics
Click for Redwood City, California Forecast

San Mateo County organized in 1856, seat Redwood City. Area 449 sq.mi. (1,163km²). Cities/Towns/Places : Airport, Atherton, Belmont, Brisbane, Burlingame, Colma, Daly City, East Palo Alto, El Granada, Emerald Hills, Foster City, Half Moon Bay, Hillsborough, La Honda, Ladera, Loma Mar, Menlo Park, Millbrae, Montara, Moss Beach, Pacifica, Palo Alto, Pescadero, Portola Valley,Princeto by the Sea, Redwood City, San Bruno, San Carlos, San Francisco, San Gregorio, San Mateo, Sharp Park, South San Francisco, West Menlo Park, Woodside.
1850
  1. Belmont settled as stagecoach station in San Mateo County, CA. Coordinates 37°31'N-122°17'W.
1856
  1. San Mateo County established in California, seat Redwood City.
1860
  1. California, San Mateo County population, 3,214 residents.
1870
  1. California, San Mateo County population, 6,635 residents.
1872
  1. November 15, Pigeon Point lighthouse operational in Pescadero, San Mateo County, CA. The 115-foot lighthouse, is one of the tallest in the United States. Pigeon Point Light Station a State Historic Park, is located at 210 Pigeon Point Road, Highway 1, Pescadero.
1875
  1. Historic Point Montara Fog Signal and Light Station, established in Montara near Moss Beach, San Mateo County, CA.
CA

1800-1900 SANTA BARBARA COUNTY Timeline 1 Topic
1850
  1. Santa Barbara County established in California, seat Santa Barbara.
CA

1800-1900 SANTA CLARA COUNTY Timeline 39 Topics
1850
  1. A stagecoach stop established in Gilroy, Santa Clara County, CA
  2. Santa Clara County established in CA, seat San Jose. Municipalities : Alviso, Blossom Valley, Campbell, Castro Center, Coyote, Cupertino, Gilroy, Holy City, Los Altos, Los Altos Hills, Los Gatos, Milpitas, Moffett Field, Monte Sereno, Monte Vista, Morgan Hill, Mountain View, Mount Hamilton, New Almaden, Onizuka AFB, Palo Alto, Permanente, Redwood Estates, San Jose, Santa Clara, San Martin, Saratoga, Stanford, Sunnyvale.
  3. March 27, San Jose incorporated in Santa Clara County, CA.
  4. April 8, Josiah Belden, elected mayor of San José in Santa Clara County, CA (1850-1851).
  5. September 9, San José in Santa Clara County, appointed capital of CA.
1851
  1. Thomas White, elected mayor of San José in Santa Clara County, CA(1851-1854).
1852
  1. First school established in the San Ysidro District, the Gilroy area in Santa Clara County, CA.
1853
  1. Public school opened in Gilroy, Santa Clara County, CA.
1854
  1. O.H. Allen, elected mayor of San José in Santa Clara County, CA (1854-1855).
1855
  1. Sherman Otis Houghton, elected mayor of San José in Santa Clara County, CA (1855-1856).
1856
  1. Lawrence Archer, elected mayor of San José in Santa Clara County, CA.
  2. John M. Murphy, elected mayor of San José in Santa Clara County, CA.
  3. George Givens, elected mayor of San José in Santa Clara County, CA(1856-1857).
1857
  1. Ranson G. Moody, elected mayor of San José in Santa Clara County, CA(1857-1858).
1858
  1. Peter O. Minor, elected mayor of San José in Santa Clara County, CA(1858-1859).
1859
  1. Thomas Fallon, elected mayor of San José in Santa Clara County, CA(1859-1860).
1860
  1. Richard B. Buckner, elected mayor of San José in Santa Clara County, CA(1860-1861).
1861
  1. Joseph W. Johnson, elected mayor of San José in Santa Clara County, CA(1861-1863).
1863
  1. John Alonzo Quinby, elected mayor of San José in Santa Clara County, CA(1863-1868).
1865
  1. Hot springs discovered in Gilroy, Santa Clara County, CA.
1867
  1. The town of Gilroy incorporated in Santa Clara County, CA.
1868
  1. The 'Gilroy Advocate' first newspaper published in Gilroy, Santa Clara County, CA.
  2. Mark Leavenworth, elected mayor of San José in Santa Clara County, CA(1868-1870).
1869
  1. Railroad arrived in Gilroy, Santa Clara County, CA.
1870
  1. Adolph Pfister, elected mayor of San José in Santa Clara County, CA(1870-1873).
  2. May 6, Peter Amadeo 'A.P.' Giannini born in San Jose, Santa Clara County, California. Son of Italian immigrants, founder of the Transamerica Corporation and the Bank of America in 1904, a bank for 'blue collar' people, to become the largest bank in the United States. Died in 1949, buried at the Holy Cross Cemetery in Colma, San Mateo County, California.
1873
  1. Bernard D. Murphy, elected mayor of San José in Santa Clara County, CA(1873-1877).
1876
  1. Public high school established in Gilroy, Santa Clara County, CA.
1877
  1. George B. McKee, elected mayor of San José in Santa Clara County, CA(1877-1878).
1878
  1. Lawrence Archer, elected mayor of San José in Santa Clara County, CA (1878-1880).
1880
  1. Bernard D. Murphy, elected mayor of San José in Santa Clara County, CA(1880-1882).
1882
  1. Charles J. Martin, elected mayor of San José in Santa Clara County, CA(1882-1884).
1884
  1. Campbell Thompson Settle, elected mayor of San José in Santa Clara County, CA (1884-1886).
1886
  1. Charles W. Breyfogle, elected mayor of San José in Santa Clara County, CA (1886-1887).
1887
  1. Samuel Watson Boring, elected mayor of San José in Santa Clara County, CA (1887-1890).
1890
  1. Samuel N. Rucker, elected mayor of San José in Santa Clara County, CA(1890-1894).
1894
  1. Paul P. Austin, elected mayor of San José in Santa Clara County, CA(1894-1896).
1896
  1. Valentine Koch, elected mayor of San Jose in Santa Clara County, CA(1896-1899).
1898
  1. Charles J. Martin, elected mayor of San José in Santa Clara County, CA(1898-1902).
CA
1800-1900 SANTA CRUZ COUNTY Timeline 8 Topics
Click for Santa Cruz, California Forecast
Santa Cruz organized in 1850, seat Santa Cruz. Area 446 sq.mi. (1,155km²). Cities/Towns/Places : Aptos, Ben Lomond, Big Basin, Bonny Doon, Boulder Creek, Brookdale, Capitola, Corralitos, Davenport, Felton, Freedom, La Selva Beach, Las Lomas, Lompico, Los Gatos, Mount Hermon, Pajaro, Paradise Park, Rio del Mar, Royal Oaks, Santa Cruz, Scotts Valley, Seacliff, Seascape, Soquel, Watsonville.
1850
  1. Santa Cruz County established in California, seat Santa Cruz.
  2. California, Santa Cruz County population, 643 residents.
1860
  1. California, Santa Cruz County population, 4,944 residents.
1866
  1. Santa Cruz incorporated as town in Santa Cruz County, California.
1870
  1. California, Santa Cruz County population, 8,743 residents.
1871
  1. Ocean View Avenue, opened in Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz County, California.
  2. New York native and merchant, G.BV. DeLamater elected mayor of Santa Cruz in Sanata Cruz County, California.
1876
  1. Santa Cruz received its first charter as a city, in Santa Cruz County, California.
CA
1800-1900 STANISLAUS COUNTY Timeline 5 Topics
Stanislaus County, organized in 1854, seat Modesto. Area 1,495 sq.mi. (3.872km²).
1848
  1. Gold discovered by local Native Americans along the Stanislaus River near Oakdale in Stanislaus County, California.
1853
  1. Francis Marion Cottle, his uncle and his son, became the first settlers of Oakdale in Stanislaus County, California.
1854
  1. Stockton State Hospital build in Oakdale, Stanislaus County, one of the first in the state of Calfornia.
1880
  1. Oakdale population 500 residents, Stanislaus County, California.
1886
  1. Oakdale population in Stanislaus County, CA, 1,000 residents, including three doctors and a dentist.
CALIFORNIA STATISTICS - COUNTY (LAND) AREA
738
1.911km² - CA Alameda
CA
CELEBRITIES & FAMOUS PEOPLE
1914

- November 25, Joe DiMaggio (Giuseppe Paolo DiMaggio), born in Martinez, California. All Star professional baseball player - Joe DiMaggio Photo - Buy at AllPosters.com

1942

- June 20, Brian Douglas Wilson, born in Hawthorne, California. Bassist, singer, songwriter (The Beach Boys) Brian Wilson Photo - Buy at AllPosters.com

 
1944
- September 4, Jennifer Salt, born in Los Angeles, California. Film actress, screenwriter
1956
- November 20, Bo Derek(Mary Cathleen Collins), born in Long Beach, California. Golden Globe nominated actress, model
1958

- November 22, Jamie Lee Curtis, born in Los Angeles, California. Film actress, writer - Jamie Lee Curtis Photo - Buy at AllPosters.com

1962

- November 19, Jodie Foster, born in Los Angeles, California. Academy Award, BAFTA, Golden Globes and Screen Actors Guild Award winning actress, director and producer - Jodie Foster Photo - Buy at AllPosters.com

1964

- January 7, Nicholas Cage (Nicholas Kim Coppola), born in Long Beach, California. Academy Award winning film actor.

 

- June 21, Doug Savant, born in Burbank, California. Movie and TV actor.

 

- July 24, Barry Lamar Bonds, born in Riverside, California. Professional baseball player -Barry Bonds - 660 Home Run #3 (overlay) Photo - Buy at AllPosters.com

- December 8, Teri Lynn Hatcher, born in Palo Alto, California. Author, movie and TV actress.
1969

- February 11, Jennifer Anniston, born in Sherman Oaks, California. Movie actress, television performer.

- October 3, Gwen Renée Stefani, born in Fullerton, California. Singer, songwriter, actress, fashion designer
1971

- October 20, Snoop Dogg (Cordozar Calvin Broadus, Jr.), born in Long Beach, California. Rapper, actor and producer

Christina Applegate - November 25, Christina Applegate, born in Hollywood, California. Film actress - Christina Applegate Photo - Buy at AllPosters.com

1972

- April 5, Krista J. Allen, born in Ventura, California. Film actress

Jennifer Lopez And Ben Affleck - August 15, Benjamin Géza Affleck, born in Berkeley, California. Actor, film director - Jennifer Lopez And Ben Affleck Photo - Buy at AllPosters.com

Cameron Diaz - August 30, Cameron Michelle Diaz, born in San Diego, California. Film actress and fashion model - Cameron Diaz Photo - Buy at AllPosters.com

1973
Tyra Banks - December 4, Tyra Lynne Banks, born in Inglewood, California. Supermodel, actress, tv personality, talk show hostess - Tyra Banks Photo - Buy at AllPosters.com
1975

Drew Barrymore - February 22, Drew Blyth Barrymore, born in Culver City, California. Film actress - Drew Barrymore Photo - Buy at AllPosters.com

- December 30, Eldrick 'Tiger' Woods, born in Cypress, California. Professional golfer.
1976
Alicia Silverstone - October 4, Alicia Silverstone, born in San Francisco, California. Film actress, fashion model - Alicia Silverstone Photo - Buy at AllPosters.com
1977
- July 8, Milo Anthony Ventimiglia, born in Anaheim, California. Film actor.
1979
Adam Brody - December 15, Adam Jared Brody, born in San Diego, California. Film and TV actor - Adam Brody Photo - Buy at AllPosters.com
1980

- January 17, Zooey Claire Deschanel, born in Los Angeles, California, Film actress.

Christina Ricci - February 12, Christina Ricci, born in Santa Monica, California. Emmy Award and Golden Globe nominated actress - Christina Ricci Photo - Buy at AllPosters.com

- June 17, Venus Ebone Starr Williams, born in Lynwood, California. Professional tennis player.

- August 12, Dominique Ariane Swain, born in Santa Monica, California. Film actress

1981

- April 24, Taylor Phillip Dent, born in Newport Beach, California. Professional tennis player.

Dark Angel - April 28, Jessica Marie Alba, born in Pomona, California. Model, movie and tv actress - Dark Angel Photo - Buy at AllPosters.com

Nicole Richie - September 21, Nicole Camille Richie, born in Berkeley, California. Actress, author, entrepreneur, model, singer - Nicole Richie Photo - Buy at AllPosters.com

1987

- September 21, James Richard 'Jimmy' Clausen, born in Westlake Village, California. Professional American football player

 

 

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