Native Americans | Los Banos, CA | People Who Fought For Freedom | Local Goods | Los Banos History |
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Who are the Washo
They lived in the mountain region. They hunted deer and made shirts and pants out of deer skin.
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Who is Michael Villalta
He is the mayor of Los Banos
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Who is Anne Hutchinson
She came from England in 1634 and stood up for her beliefs about religion
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What is cotton
We make denim jeans with this
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Who is Henry Miller
He founded Los Banos in 1890
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Who are the Chumash
They lived in the Coastal region. The women wore skirts made from sea grass.
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What is Merced County
Los Banos is in this county
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Who is Thomas Jefferson
He worked on the Declaration of Independence that said the U.S. should be free from Great Britain. He was also our 3rd President.
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What is tomatoes
Los Banos grows a lot of this red fruit. Many people think of it as a vegetable.
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What is the railroad
The Los Banos town center was near Volta until this came.
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Who are the Mojave and the Yuma
They lived in the desert.
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What is 93635
This is Los Banos' zip code
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Who is Harriet Tubman
She formed a secret group that helped enslaved people escape to freedom. The group was called the Underground Railroad.
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What is milk
There are many cows here to make sure you have this to put on your cereal.
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What is incorporate it
In 1907 the people of Los Banos did this to their town
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Who are the Miwoks
They lived in the valley region in houses made of branches, bark, small bushes, or grass
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What is the 12th district
Los Banos is located in this Senate District
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Who is Frederick Douglass
He started his own Antislavery newspaper called the North Star in 1847.
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What are grapes
They grow in bunches on vines
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Who are the Yokuts
These Native Americans were here before anyone else
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What are seeds, acorns, and berries
The Pomo lived in the Coastal region and gathered these three things
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What is the San Joaquin Valley
Los Banos is located in this region
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Who is Abraham Lincoln
He issued a document called the Emancipation Proclamation that freed many enslaved people in the southern states.
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What are almonds
They grow on trees, they are nuts, and the leaves look like peach leaves
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What is "the baths"
Los Banos is Spanish for this
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