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...Buckminster Fuller's Geodesic Dome, Pacific Asia Museum, mission, several universities. Muscle Beach -Venice, Rose Parade and Rose Bowl -Pasadena, Huntington Library and Gardens in San Marino, Santa Anita Horse Racing, Los Angeles Arboretum -Arcadia LOS ANGELES Created 1850. The words los angeles literally mean "the angels" and are a contraction of the original name Pueblo del Rio de Nuestra Senora la Reina de Los Angeles de Porciuncula (the Town of the River of Our Lady, Queen of the Angeles). In 1781, Governor Felipe de Neve issued orders for the establishment of the pueblo on El Rio Nuestra Senora de Los Angeles. The pueblo in time became known as the Ciudad de Los Angeles (City of the Angels), and it is from this contraction that the present name is derived. Web Site: http://www.co.la.ca.us Total of Revenue 1998 $8,431,660,303 ORANGE COUNTY is California's 4th largest county with a recent population count of 2,828, 400. It ranks #50 for land mass with 785 square miles. Home to Disneyland, California Adventure -Anaheim, Knotts Berry Farm, Soak City, Medieval Times, Wild Bill's, Wax Museum -Buena Park, Mission San Juan Capistrano, South Coast Plaza, Performing Arts Center -Co...