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Populated places established in 1850

  • Sacramento, CaliforniaBefore the first European foot touched the soil, Nisenan and Maidu people lived along the confluence of the Sacramento and American Rivers for thousands of…
  • Santa Barbara, CaliforniaSanta Barbara sits on a south-facing stretch of coastline that extends for miles along the Pacific Ocean. The Santa Ynez Mountains rise steeply behind the…
  • Kansas City, MissouriOn the 1st of June 1850, the town of Kansas was incorporated at the meeting point of the Missouri and Kansas rivers. This specific date marks the official…
  • Los AngelesOn the 4th of September 1781, a group of forty-four settlers known as Los Pobladores founded the town they called El Pueblo de Nuestra Señora la Reina de los…