California Charms

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California State Outlines Charms

California Charms

14k Gold and Sterling Silver California State Charms. Choose from our selection of charms to remember a place where you where born, where you may live, or a place you visited or hope to visit in the future and make a memory to last a lifetime.

California Facts:

Capital: Sacramento

Entered the Union: September 9, 1850 (31st state)

Motto: Eureka (I Have Found It)

Nicknames: The Golden State

Flower: Golden Poppy

Bird: California Valley Quail

Song: "I Love You, California"

Sports Teams: Anaheim Angels, Los Angeles Dodgers, Oakland Athletics, San Diego Padres, and San Francisco Giants (Baseball), Golden State Warriors, Los Angeles Clippers, Los Angeles Lakers, and Sacramento Kings (Men's Basketball), San Jose Raiders (Women's Basketball), Oakland Raiders, San Diego Chargers, and San Francisco 49ers (Football), Anaheim Mighty Ducks, Los Angeles Kings, and San Jose Sharks (Hockey)

Origin of Name: From the name of a fictional earthly paradise in a book called Las Sergas de Esplanidian, written by Garcia Ordonez de Montalvo around 1500

Major Industries: Manufacturing, Agriculture, Biotechnology

Historical Sites: Sutter's Mill, where gold was first discovered in California in 1848

Points of Interest: Disneyland (Walt Disney's original theme park), the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco Bay, Hollywood, Sequoia National Park

Bordering States: Oregon, Nevada, and Arizona. California also borders Mexico and by the Pacific Ocean.