Benicia
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 The third California State Capitol in Benicia |
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| Basic data | |||
| Foundation : | 1850 | ||
| State : | United States | ||
| State : | California | ||
| County : | Solano County | ||
| 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 |
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| 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
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Tula de Allende , Mexico
Personalities
- Todd Nunes (* 1979), screenwriter and film director
Individual evidence
- ^ 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