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California State Parks Department
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| California Department of Parks and Recreation manages more than 270 park units, which contain the finest and most diverse collection of natural, cultural, and recreational resources to be found within California. Visit this site to find information about a specific park, park programs, and making reservations. | ||
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| Incorporated in 1869 the general law City of San Juan Bautista is nestled in the heart of the noted San Juan Valley between the Gabilan Mountains and Flint Hills. Rich with culture and history, San Juan Bautista offers her residents and visitors a refreshing small town atmosphere filled with the charm and character of the past. | ||
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| The Old Mission San Juan Bautista... ...began with a group of leather-jacketed soldiers and a few Native Americans watching a tonsured Franciscan priest raise his eyes and hands toward the sky... "In the name of our blessed Father, and the saint whose feast we commemorate today, St. John the Baptist..." |
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San Juan Bautista Chamber of Commerce
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| "The City of History," like a jewel is one of the few places where the oldest California history, in a most scenic setting, is undisturbed by turbulent, modern times; and where history joins hands with the present. | ||
