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Los Angeles, officially the City of Los Angeles and often known by its initials L.A., is the largest city in California. With an estimated population of nearly four million people, it is the second-most populous city in the United States and the third-most populous city in North America. Los Angeles is known for its Mediterranean climate, ethnic diversity, Hollywood entertainment industry, and its sprawling metropolis.
The Lockheed Corporation was an American aerospace company. Lockheed was founded in 1926 and later merged with Martin Marietta to form Lockheed Martin in 1995. The founder, Allan Lockheed, had earlier founded the similarly named but otherwise unrelated Loughead Aircraft Manufacturing Company, which was operational from 1912 through 1920.
Hollywood is a neighborhood in the central region of Los Angeles, California, notable as the home of the U.S. film industry, including several of its historic studios. Its name has come to be a shorthand reference for the industry and the people associated with it.
Esselen was the language of the tiny Esselen Nation, which aboriginally occupied the mountainous Central Coast of California, immediately south of Monterey. It was probably a language isolate, though has been included as a part of the hypothetical Hokan proposal.
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The 2028 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXXIV Olympiad, and commonly known as Los Angeles 2028 or LA 2028, is a forthcoming international multi-sport event that is scheduled to take place from July 21 to August 6, 2028, in Los Angeles, California, United States. It will be the first Summer Games to be held in the US since the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia, and the first Olympics in the US since the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City, Utah.
Dayton is an unincorporated town in Butte County, California. It lies south of Chico at an elevation of 141 feet.
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Powellton was an unincorporated community in Butte County, California, USA. It lies at an elevation of 3,622 feet. The place is named for R.P. Powell who arrived in 1853. Originally Powell's Ranch, it was renamed when a post office was established in 1872; the office closed in 1906. It was a center of lumber production in its heyday, but nothing remains at the site.
Petersburg is a former settlement in Kern County, California. It was located on Greenhorn Creek 4.5 miles (7.2 km) west-northwest of Miracle Hot Springs, at an elevation of 4731 feet. Petersburg still appeared on maps as of 1956.
Kernville is a former settlement in the Kern River Valley of the Sierra Nevada, in Kern County, California.
Prather is an unincorporated community in Fresno County, California. It is located 25 miles (40 km) northeast of Fresno, at an elevation of 1,657 ft (505 m). Prather has a population of 1,569.
Annette is an unincorporated community in Kern County, California. It is located 6.5 miles (10 km) south-southwest of Orchard Peak, at an elevation of 2,198 feet (670 m).
Goler Heights, also known simply as Goler, is an unincorporated community in Kern County, California. It is located 6.5 miles (10 km) northwest of Randsburg, at an elevation of 2,579 feet (786 m). The town is named after John Goller, a German immigrant who discovered a placer gold deposit that was later mined and named in his honor.
Glenblair is an unincorporated community in Mendocino County, California. It is located 15 miles (24 km) north-northwest of Comptche, at an elevation of 207 feet.
Pomo is an unincorporated community in Mendocino County, California. It is located 1.25 miles (2 km) southeast of Potter Valley, at an elevation of 942 feet.
Poonkiny is a former settlement in Mendocino County, California. It was located 12 miles (19 km) southwest of Covelo.
Cahto is a former settlement in Mendocino County, California. It was located 3 miles (4.8 km) southwest of Laytonville.
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- 1 2 Durham, David L. (1998). California's Geographic Names: A Gazetteer of Historic and Modern Names of the State. Clovis, Calif.: Word Dancer Press. p. 188. ISBN 1-884995-14-4.
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