California's Original 27 Counties Celebrate 150 Years of Service.Business Editors/Government Writers SACRAMENTO, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb 17, 2000 California's original 27 counties celebrate their sesquicentennial ses·qui·cen·ten·ni·al adj. Of or relating to a period of 150 years. n. A 150th anniversary or its celebration. Noun 1. Friday, marking 150 years of commitment and service to their constituents. &uot;County government has played an important role throughout California California (kăl'ĭfôr`nyə), most populous state in the United States, located in the Far West; bordered by Oregon (N), Nevada and, across the Colorado River, Arizona (E), Mexico (S), and the Pacific Ocean (W). history,&uot; said Steven C. Szalay, executive director for the California State Association of Counties (CSAC CSAC California State Association of Counties CSAC California Student Aid Commission CSAC Computer Science Accreditation Commission (ACM) CSAC Cyberspace Snow and Avalanche Center CSAC Citizens Stamp Advisory Committee ). &uot;From the original 27 to the 58 of today, counties have been providing the people of California with critical programs and services. This milestone is definitely worth celebrating.&uot; On February 18, 1850, California Governor Peter Burnett signed into law the creation of the original 27 counties. They were: Butte San Joaquin Calaveras San Luis Obispo Colusa Santa Barbara Contra Costa Santa Clara El Dorado Santa Cruz Los Angeles Shasta Marin Solano Mariposa Sonoma Mendocino Sutter Monterey Trinity Napa Tuolumne Sacramento Yolo San Diego Yuba San Francisco Over the next 150 years, the Years, The the seven decades of Eleanor Pargiter’s life. [Br. Lit.: Benét, 1109] See : Time state's territory was further subdivided, and county boundaries were changed to create the names and places we recognize today. California's most recent county -- Imperial -- was created in 1907. To help promote the sesquicentennial, CSAC has developed a special county history section on its Web site at www.csac.counties.org. CSAC, founded in 1895, is a nonprofit corporation nonprofit corporation n. an organization incorporated under state laws and approved by both the state's Secretary of State and its taxing authority as operating for educational, charitable, social, religious, civic or humanitarian purposes. that promotes the interests of California's 58 counties before the state Legislature A state legislature may refer to a legislative branch or body of a political subdivision in a federal system. The following legislatures exist in the following political subdivisions: |
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