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California Current
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J. California Cooper
J. California Cooper 19(?)(?)– Author Name Inspired by Tennessee Williams Novels Explore Christian Morality Writes Stories as Monologues Read more |
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Laguna Beach
Laguna Beach, California/USA Lagonas Founded in 1887 and named after two lagoons nearby (in Spanish, laguna); it was renamed in 1904.... Read more |
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California Institute of Technology
CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY. In 1891, Amos Gager Throop, a self-made businessman and philanthropist, founded a small coeducational college in Pasadena that became one of the world's leading scientific institutions. Initially named Throop University, the... Read more |
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Natvar Corp. (City of Industry California)
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bristlecone pine
bristlecone pine common name for the pine species Pinus longaeva, found in the White Mountains of California. Specimens are known that are nearly 5,000 years old.... Read more |
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California) Old Globe Theatre (San Diego
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raisin
raisin dried fruit of certain varieties of grapevines bearing grapes with a high content of sugar and solid flesh. Although the fruit is sometimes artificially dehydrated, it is usually sun-dried. The culture of grapes for the production of raisins is limited to regions with a long, hot growing... Read more |
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Paiute
Paiute , two distinct groups of Native North Americans speaking languages belonging to the Shoshonean group of the Uto-Aztecan branch of the Aztec-Tanoan linguistic stock (see Native American languages ). The Northern Paiute ranged over central and E California, W Nevada, and E Oregon. The Southern... Read more |
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condor
condor common name for certain American vultures, found in the high peaks of the Andes of South America and the Coast Range of S California. Condors are the largest of the living birds, nearly 50 in. (125 cm) long with a wingspread of from 9 to 10 ft (274-300 cm). Voracious eaters, they prefer... Read more |
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