March 16 Ranchos in 1844 Cañada de los Pinos rancho was deeded to the Seminary of Santa Inez. It covered 35,499 acres in present day Santa Barbara County near Santa Ynez and along the Santa Ynez River. Government in 1864 Alpine County was established in the Sierra Nevada between Lake Tahoe and Yosemite National Park. It is the least […]