California Charms

Please choose a category from below

California State Outlines and Themes

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.