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The masers they found they thought was mysterium... but it was a maser.
Northern California Trivia Thread
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They labeled it "mysterium" because of the strange readings they were getting with their equipment - further investigation led to the discovery of masers.
See here:
http://books.google.com/books?id=ka...t82DCQ&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=1
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Question #29
Many towns in Northern California are named for settlers in the mid 1800's, this one is no different, it is named for a settler named Sam in the mid 1800's... however, this place was named for Sam because this is where he died. The locals would say, this is the place where Sam died and eventually, they just started calling the place by the settler's last name.
Many towns in Northern California are named for settlers in the mid 1800's, this one is no different, it is named for a settler named Sam in the mid 1800's... however, this place was named for Sam because this is where he died. The locals would say, this is the place where Sam died and eventually, they just started calling the place by the settler's last name.
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Nice!
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Question #30
Scientists believe Indians have lived here since around the time the Franks ruled most of Western Europe; so a long, long time. This is a part of the Gold Rush legacy they often do not cover in history books in school... oddly...
In the 1850's, some of the white settlers in the area opted to attack this place with during an annual Indian ceremony; they came by boat, but they did not want the rest of the settlers to hear them massacre the innocent, so they did not use guns, just clubs, axes, and knives. Only one of the Indians, Jerry James, survived the attack. He was an infant at the time. Between 60 and 200 men, women, and children were murdered during the massacre.
This place became a dairy for two score, a shipyard for about five score and ten years, but finally less than a score ago, some of the land was repatriated back to the Indians so the annual Indian ceremony can continue indefinitly (of course, they will have to clean up the toxic waste left by the shipyard first...)
Just a tragic, tragic place... like something from a scary movie.
Scientists believe Indians have lived here since around the time the Franks ruled most of Western Europe; so a long, long time. This is a part of the Gold Rush legacy they often do not cover in history books in school... oddly...
In the 1850's, some of the white settlers in the area opted to attack this place with during an annual Indian ceremony; they came by boat, but they did not want the rest of the settlers to hear them massacre the innocent, so they did not use guns, just clubs, axes, and knives. Only one of the Indians, Jerry James, survived the attack. He was an infant at the time. Between 60 and 200 men, women, and children were murdered during the massacre.
This place became a dairy for two score, a shipyard for about five score and ten years, but finally less than a score ago, some of the land was repatriated back to the Indians so the annual Indian ceremony can continue indefinitly (of course, they will have to clean up the toxic waste left by the shipyard first...)
Just a tragic, tragic place... like something from a scary movie.
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Nailed it! Nice work!
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Question #31
The name of this gold rush town and the stream that flows through it have been debated since Issac Cox wrote about it in 1858... was it named for the gold mining causing the water to muddy or because a bag of something was dropped in the stream?
What is the name of this out of the way gold mining town?
The name of this gold rush town and the stream that flows through it have been debated since Issac Cox wrote about it in 1858... was it named for the gold mining causing the water to muddy or because a bag of something was dropped in the stream?
What is the name of this out of the way gold mining town?
captain bill
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Coffee Creek
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Nice work!
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how about hamilton air force base
closed in 76. near wine country. nearest thing i can guess.
closed in 76. near wine country. nearest thing i can guess.
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Nope.
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All I can guess is Sunnyvale, as they had a B-17 Flying Fortress crash near there during world war 2 (and the B-17 could carry ~15,000 lbs of bombs, so close to the 7.6 tons number). This one is hard.
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That is so incredibly close...
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mountain view? i thought that might be it but its more bay area than norcal as this thread has gone. they used to have a lot of grapes before the 20th century, although im not sure what grapes they are famous for now...
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It is Sacramento-north...
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Is it Yuba City? I did some research, and a B-52 Stratofortress from Mather AFB carrying two nuclear bombs crashed west of Yuba City in 1961, but the safeties in the bombs worked and the bombs didn't go off (thank god). That would explain "no mushrooms, just fire." Also, Thompson seedless grapes are originally from Yuba City.
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Nice work, Widowmaker2K
Two 3.8 Megaton bombs crashed to the earth in Yuba City in 1961 inside the belly of a B-52 Stratofortress. The crew bailed out at 10,000 feet and the lone pilot steered the giant jet away from the city of Yuba City to crash land it. He ejected safely at 4,000 feet. The bombs never detonated and only one person was killed; a brave fireman trying to battle the blaze. Yuba City was supposedly called Yuba City because of the grapes living in the area; grapes, in Spanish are called 'Uba'
Two 3.8 Megaton bombs crashed to the earth in Yuba City in 1961 inside the belly of a B-52 Stratofortress. The crew bailed out at 10,000 feet and the lone pilot steered the giant jet away from the city of Yuba City to crash land it. He ejected safely at 4,000 feet. The bombs never detonated and only one person was killed; a brave fireman trying to battle the blaze. Yuba City was supposedly called Yuba City because of the grapes living in the area; grapes, in Spanish are called 'Uba'
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Question #33
This tragic place is named for an Indian chief who people thought was named 'everything is alright' because that is what he said when he first met the settlers in 1844. He is also the father of an even more famous Indian whose name means 'person who gives' and the son also has a city named for him, but not in California.
This place is near a lake created by a moraine that is named for the most storied tragic residents of this place.
Also, a famous lawman vs. lawman/vigilante shootout occured here.... the vigalante lawman was part of a gang who tried to weed out the "undesirables" like Chinese workers. When the vigalante gang burned down a Chinese workhouse and the lawman/vigalante killed a Chinese worker with his shotgun, the lawman stepped in... Ultimately, had he laid off the whiskey, he would have probably taken the vigalante down, but the vigalante won and was freed of any wrongdoing. The vigalante died old, alone, grief stricken and without any friends.
Where is this place?
This tragic place is named for an Indian chief who people thought was named 'everything is alright' because that is what he said when he first met the settlers in 1844. He is also the father of an even more famous Indian whose name means 'person who gives' and the son also has a city named for him, but not in California.
This place is near a lake created by a moraine that is named for the most storied tragic residents of this place.
Also, a famous lawman vs. lawman/vigilante shootout occured here.... the vigalante lawman was part of a gang who tried to weed out the "undesirables" like Chinese workers. When the vigalante gang burned down a Chinese workhouse and the lawman/vigalante killed a Chinese worker with his shotgun, the lawman stepped in... Ultimately, had he laid off the whiskey, he would have probably taken the vigalante down, but the vigalante won and was freed of any wrongdoing. The vigalante died old, alone, grief stricken and without any friends.
Where is this place?
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truckee!
i never knew that about the indian chief...looks like i need to read up on our locales history a lil more
i never knew that about the indian chief...looks like i need to read up on our locales history a lil more
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nailed it!
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Question #34
This place is not tragic in the sense that people were killed here, just hopes; you see they lost the vote to become their county seat by one vote! What a tale of two cities! One becomes the county seat and jobs are created, the other gets no such influx and is just an unknown name on a map to most of us.
Back in 1860, an Indian v. White Settler battle took place a ways away from this town in which 72.38095238% of the 105 white settlers were killed and very few of the Indians were killed. After this battle, a fort or stockade was built to defend from what happened in their town ... and it worked, in a sense, the Indians never came and attacked this settlement.
This town now houses one of the longest continually running places to for a traditional Ursidae dance party!
This place was named for Malcom's wife in 1857, then for Peter in 1914, then for Malcom's wife again in 1923.
This place is not tragic in the sense that people were killed here, just hopes; you see they lost the vote to become their county seat by one vote! What a tale of two cities! One becomes the county seat and jobs are created, the other gets no such influx and is just an unknown name on a map to most of us.
Back in 1860, an Indian v. White Settler battle took place a ways away from this town in which 72.38095238% of the 105 white settlers were killed and very few of the Indians were killed. After this battle, a fort or stockade was built to defend from what happened in their town ... and it worked, in a sense, the Indians never came and attacked this settlement.
This town now houses one of the longest continually running places to for a traditional Ursidae dance party!
This place was named for Malcom's wife in 1857, then for Peter in 1914, then for Malcom's wife again in 1923.
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