CALIFORNIA
CA
"THE GOLDEN STATE"
'Eureka'
('I Have Found It')
CAPITAL: Sacramento
ADMITTED TO UNION: September 9, 1850 - 31st State
FLOWER: California Golden Poppy (Escholtzia californica)
TREE: California Redwood (Sequoia sempervires and Sequoia gigantea)
BIRD: California Valley Quail (Lophortyz californica)
MINERAL: Native Gold
ROCK: Serpentine
GEMSTONE: Benitoite (Blue Diamond)
MARINE MAMMAL: California Gray Whale (eschrichitius robustus)
ANIMAL: California Grizzly Bear (Ursus californicus)
INSECT: California Dogface (Doghead) Butterfly (Zerene eurydice)
FOSSIL: Sabre-tooth Cat (Smilodon californicus)
PREHISTORIC ARTIFACT: Chipped Stone Bear
MARINE FISH: Garibaldi (Hypsypops rubicundus)
FISH: Golden Trout (Salmo agua-bonita)
DANCE: West Coast Swing Dance
FOLK DANCE: Square Dance
REPTILE: California Desert Reptile (Gopherus agassizi)
SOIL: San Joaquin Soil
COLORS: Blue and Gold
CLOUD: Sierra lenticular
MOLLUSK: Banana Slug
POET LAUREATE: Charles B. Garrigus
FIFE AND DRUM BAND: California Consolidated Drum Band
THEATER: Pasadena Playhouse
SONG: "I Love You, California"
REGION: Pacific Coast State
External Resources
1. Wikipedia on California <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/California>
2. Official State Portal <http://www.ca.gov/>
3. U.S. Census on California <http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/06000.html>
4. Weather Underground for California <http://www.wunderground.com/US/CA/>
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