California History Timeline, May 12 to May 19
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May 12 Ranchos in 1844Β Rancho Paso de Robles was deeded. The name means “Pass of the Oaks.” The Mexican land grant, covering 25,993 acres in today’s San Luis Obispo County, included the present day Paso Robles and Templeton. Gold Rush in 1848Β Sam Brannan sparked gold fever in San Francisco by waving a bottle […]