Benicia

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Benicia
The third California State Capitol in Benicia
The third California State Capitol in Benicia
Location in California
Benicia (California)
Benicia
Benicia
Basic data
Foundation : 1850
State : United States
State : California
County : Solano County
Coordinates : 38 ° 4 ′  N , 122 ° 9 ′  W Coordinates: 38 ° 4 ′  N , 122 ° 9 ′  W
Time zone : Pacific ( UTC − 8 / −7 )
Residents : 26,865 (as of: 2000)
Population density : 804.3 inhabitants per km 2
Area : 40.4 km 2  (approx. 16 mi 2 ) of
which 33.4 km 2  (approx. 13 mi 2 ) is land
Height : 8 m
Postal code : 94510
Area code : +1 707
FIPS : 06-05290
GNIS ID : 0277472
Website : www.ci.benicia.ca.us
Mayor : Elizabeth Patterson

Benicia is a US city ​​in Solano County in the US state of California .

The place

The establishment of the place goes back to General Guadalupe Vallejo, who on May 19, 1847 transferred part of his large estates in the area for $ 100 to Robert Semple and Thomas O. Larkin with the condition that a place be established there that will be named after the His wife's first name should be called Francisca or Benicia, and to set up a ferry service, the proceeds of which would initially be due to them. Once 100 families were in Benicia, the proceeds were to be used for public schools.

The place has about 26,900 inhabitants (status: 2004).

The urban area has a size of 40.4 km². Geographical location: 38.07 ° North, 122.15 ° West.

The city lies at the intersection of the San Pablo and Suisun Bays and is the oldest place in the county. From 1853 to 1854 Benicia was the state capital .

City features

  • 1859 - the 1st Protestant church
  • 1st Masonic Lodge of California
  • 2 camels, 1 bell tower
  • 1 Dominican cemetery

Town twinning

Personalities

  • Todd Nunes (* 1979), screenwriter and film director

Individual evidence

  1. ^ JJ Teuscher: Last Ferry. In: California Highways and Public Works, September – October 1962, p. 5 (p. 12 in PDF) Digital copy (PDF; 14 MB) on HistoricBridges.org, Benicia – Martinez Bridge, Historical Articles