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  2. Contra Costa County, California - Wikipedia

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    Website. contracosta .ca .gov. Contra Costa County ( / ˌkɒntrə ˈkɒstə / ⓘ; Contra Costa, Spanish for 'Opposite Coast') is a county located in the U.S. state of California, in the East Bay of the San Francisco Bay Area. As of the 2020 United States Census, the population was 1,165,927. [6]

  3. Bay Miwok - Wikipedia

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    The Bay Miwok are a cultural and linguistic group of Miwok, a Native American people in Northern California who live in Contra Costa County.They joined the Franciscan mission system during the early nineteenth century, suffered a devastating population decline, and lost their language as they intermarried with other native California ethnic groups and learned the Spanish language.

  4. List of ranchos of California - Wikipedia

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    List of ranchos of California. These California land grants were made by Spanish (1784–1821) and Mexican (1822–1846) authorities of Las Californias and Alta California to private individuals before California became part of the United States of America. [1] Under Spain, no private land ownership was allowed, so the grants were more akin to ...

  5. Lafayette, California - Wikipedia

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    277535, 2411591. Website. www .lovelafayette .org. Lafayette (formerly La Fayette) [7] is a city in Contra Costa County, California, United States. As of 2020, the city's population was 25,391. It was named after the Marquis de Lafayette, a French military officer of the American Revolutionary War .

  6. California Genealogical Society - Wikipedia

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    The California Genealogical Society ( CGS) is a genealogical institution, the oldest and largest in California. [1] Founded in 1898, its mission is to aid Californians in tracing family history, through its research services, educational resources, online tools, and genealogical databases. The CGS Research Library, one of the largest on the ...

  7. Rancho Las Juntas - Wikipedia

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    Rancho Las Juntas was a 13,293-acre (53.79 km 2) Mexican land grant in present day Contra Costa County, California given in 1844 by Governor Manuel Micheltorena to William Welch. [1] [2] The name Las Juntas translates as "the Crossroads". The grant was located between Ygnacio Martinez’ Rancho El Pinole and Salvio Pacheco’s Rancho Monte del ...

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