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SANTA BARBARA
Santa Barbara’s first inhabitants were the Chumash Indians. ... The storm happened to be on Saint Barbara’s feast day and grateful for God having spared the ships and the lives of their crews, a friar on board one of the vessels named the bay and the coastal landfall in honor of Saint Barbara. ... Four years later a mission was founded—the first of three (including Santa Inés in Solvang and La Purísima, Lompoc) in what is now Santa Barbara County (Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History 2003).
The Spanish ruled Santa Barbara until 1822, when Mexico asserted its independence and California became a Mexican territory. ... California won statehood in 1850, but Santa Barbara kept its pueblo like atmosphere until the late 1800s, when famous visitors began arriving in great numbers.2
The motion picture came to Santa Barbara in 1910. ... The Montecito Inn in Santa Barbara was designed and built by Charlie Chaplin in 1928 and to this day the Inn has a large selection of Chaplin’s films.
There are many famous building and structures in Santa Barbara. Among them are the Santa Barbara Mission, the Presidio, and Stearns Wharf. The Santa Barbara Mission is considered the “Queen of the Missions”. Santa Barbara Mission was the tenth of the California missions to be founded by the Spanish. ... Barbara, Dec 4, 1786. ...
Many Chumash descendants still live in the Santa Barbara area today. ... 5 The establishment of the Chumash Casino just north of Santa Barbara brings in a large revenue for the Chumash and there reservation.
The Santa Barbara Mission had cattle, sheep, goats, pigs, mules and horses in great number. ... 5
Founded on April 21, 1782, the Santa Barbara Royal Presidio was the last in a chain of four military fortresses built by the Spanish along the coast of California. Father Junipero Serra blessed the site of the Santa Barbara Presidio four years prior to the establishment of the Mission of Santa Barbara in 1786. El Presidio de Santa Barbara State Historic Park encompasses much of the original Presidio site and is located in modern downtown Santa Barbara. ... The Santa Barbara Presidio was both military headquarters and governmental center of the entire region extending from the southern limits of present day San Luis Obispo County to and including the Pueblo of Los Angeles. ...
When the railroad reached Santa Barbara in 1877, Stearns added an additional spur to the wharf, providing a transport link to his lumberyard and the nearby Southern Pacific Depot. ... The Stearns Wharf now 132 years old is Santa Barbaras most visited landmark.7
Many companies have started in Santa Barbara. Among the companies that have started up in Santa Barbara are Balance Bar, Carrows, Motel 6, Lockheed, Big Dog Sportswear, Territory Ahead, Jamba Juice, and Kinko’s (which the founder started, right out of UCSB, in Isla Vista with a single copying machine in a 100-square-foot shop in the corner of a taco stand).
Approximate Word count = 2331
Approximate Pages = 9.3
(250 words per page double spaced)
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