Ramona is an 1884 American novel written by Helen Hunt Jackson. Set in Southern California after the Mexican-American War, it portrays the life of a mixed-race Scots–Native American orphan girl, who suffers racial discrimination and hardship. Originally serialized in the Christian Union on a weekly basis, the novel became immensely popular. It has had more than 300 printings, and been adapted four times as a film.
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The Magic Carpet Ride is the official name of a 16-foot (4.9 m) high bronze statue of a surfer in Cardiff-by-the-Sea, California, that locals have nicknamed The Cardiff Kook, a name by which it has come to be known. The statue was commissioned by th…
The Agua Hedionda Lagoon ("agua hedionda" means "pestilent water" in Spanish) is a lagoon in Carlsbad, California, that is fed by the Agua Hedionda Creek. Stewardship of much of the lagoon is held by the Encina Power Station and its owner NRG Energy.
The Skaggs School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences at the University of California, San Diego is a graduate-level pharmacy school offering five educational programs:
Sabre Springs is a community of San Diego, California in the northeastern part of the city. It is bounded by the city limits of Poway on the east, Ted Williams Parkway on the north, Interstate 15 on the west, and the community of Miramar Ranch North…
Palomar Medical Center (PMC) is a two-campus hospital located in Escondido, California. It is operated by the Palomar Pomerado Health (PPH) District, which also operates Pomerado Hospital in nearby Poway.
Miramar Reservoir is a reservoir located in the Scripps Miramar Ranch community of San Diego, California. Owned, operated and maintained by the City of San Diego, the reservoir was completed in 1960 as part of the second San Diego Aqueduct project.
Cardiff State Beach is a protected beach in the state park system of California, USA, located near San Diego. Popular activities include swimming, surfing, and beachcombing. Just next to Cardiff State Beach is a San Elijo State Beach, which has a st…
Bay Ho is a neighborhood in San Diego, California bordered by University City to the North, Clairemont to the East, La Jolla and Pacific Beach to the West, and Bay Park to the South.
Winter Gardens is a census-designated place (CDP) in San Diego County, California.
The Stuart Collection is a collection of public art on the campus of the University of California, San Diego. Founded in 1983, the Stuart Collection's goal is to spread commissioned sculpture throughout the campus, including both traditional sculptu…
San Pasqual Battlefield State Historic Park honors the soldiers who fought in the 1846 Battle of San Pasqual, the bloodiest battle in California during the Mexican-American War.
Guajome Park Academy /ɡwəˈhoʊmi/, commonly referred to as Guajome or GPA, is a middle school and high school in Vista, California. It is a charter school and was founded in 1994. It offers the IB Middle Years Programme for students grades six throug…
Del Mar Heights is an upscale, wealthy beach neighborhood in San Diego, California bordered by Solana Beach to the North, North City and Carmel Valley to the East, Del Mar to the West, and Torrey Pines to the South. I-5 forms the Eastern boundary.
California Pacific University is a state-approved distance learning school located in Pinole, California, near San Francisco.
Black Mountain Ranch is a car-dependent suburban community in the northeastern part of the city of San Diego, California. Black Mountain Ranch encompasses 5,100 acres (21 km2) and is located north of Rancho Peñasquitos and Torrey Highlands, south of…
The Batiquitos Lagoon is a coastal wetland in southern Carlsbad, California.
Banner (formerly, Banner City) is an unincorporated community in San Diego County, California. It lies at an elevation of 2743 feet (836 m). It is located on State Highway 78.
Aviara is an affluent resort neighborhood in the southern part of Carlsbad, located in San Diego County, California. The community is approximately 30 minutes from the downtown portion of the city of San Diego.