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- The Voyage of the Winfield Scott
[Arts-and-Entertainment] The Winfield Scott departed San Francisco with a full load of passengers and a shipment of gold bullion. The date was December 1, 1853. It turned out to be the ship's final voyage--To the Bottom of the Sea.
- Father of the California Wine Industry
[Food-and-Drink:Wine-Spirits] Agoston Haraszthy served as a member of the Royal Hungarian Guards but fled Europe for fear of being branded a revolutionist.
- The Lost Adams Diggings
[Arts-and-Entertainment] The Lost Adams Diggings has never been found.
- The Tommyknockers
[Arts-and-Entertainment] The Cornish miners are convinced that Tommyknockers are real and help protect them and warn them of dangers.
- Seven Little Indians
[Arts-and-Entertainment] When Indian fighters find seven little Indians in cradles, they feel their only resort is to kill them. But none could rise to the task.
- My Story
[Self-Improvement] I was fired after 27 years writing for the same magazine. The magazine was sold but I was not financially or mentally ready to stop writing.
- The Rape of Monterey
[Arts-and-Entertainment] David Jack invested in Monterey County land when the county faced bankruptcy. When the county sued to get it back, Jack won.
- Cotton, Silkworms and Oranges
[News-and-Society] Real estate prices were going through the roof and California offered great agricultural potential. There were some enterprizes that didn't pan out, however.
- California's Last Dry Town
[Arts-and-Entertainment] City fathers didn't approve of drinking inside its city limits and consequently the town had no liquor stores. The town administrators relented when they watched their residents cross city lines, buy their booze, then return home to drink it, without the city getting its share of the taxes.
- A Man Named Hollister
[Arts-and-Entertainment] W.W. Hollister drove six thousand sheep from Ohio to California and then made his mark well after he arrived.
- A Bawdy House Gets Saved
[Arts-and-Entertainment] The firemen were only interested in doing their civic duty. The fact that it was saving Madame Touvantes house of ill repute was simply coincidental.
- California's First School Teacher
[Arts-and-Entertainment] California's first white school teacher faced threats from Indian attacks while she taught lessons to her pupils. Short of teaching supplies, she drew lesson plans on the dirt floor with the charcoal end of a burned stick.
- Wheelbarrow Johnny
[Arts-and-Entertainment] This famous auto magnet was once known as "Wheelbarrow Johnny" for his craft during the California Gold Rush.
- The Chinese in California
[News-and-Society] The Chinese were among the most abused ethnic groups in California during the Gold Rush.
- Efforts to Split California
[News-and-Society:Politics] There have been more than 27 attemps to split California into states. Some historians maintain that if California was discovered today it would be split into multiple states resembling the New England Coast.
- Stagecoach Drivers and Their Whips
[Arts-and-Entertainment:Humanities] Stagecoach drivers treasured their whips. They frowned on the way the movie stagecoach drivers constantly cracked their whips. Cracking a whip in that fashion would simply scare the team and endanger the passengers.
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