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Kern
(Encyclopedia)Kern, river, 155 mi (249 km) long, rising in the S Sierra Nevada Mts., E Calif., and flowing south, then southwest to a reservoir in the extreme southern part of the San Joaquin valley. The river has ...Antioch, city, United States
(Encyclopedia)Antioch, city (2020 pop. 115,291), Contra Costa co., W Calif., on the San Joaquin River near the mouth of the Sacramento; inc. 1872. It is a processing and shipping center for the agricult...Visalia
(Encyclopedia)Visalia vəsālˈyə [key], city (1990 pop. 75,636), seat of Tulare co., S central Calif., in the San Joaquin Valley (see under San Joaquin); founded 1852, inc. 1874. Its economy is centered around ag...Delano
(Encyclopedia)Delano dĕlˈənō [key], city (2020 pop. 54,877), Kern co., S central Calif., in the fertile ...Sacramento, river, United States
(Encyclopedia)Sacramento, longest river of Calif., c.380 mi (610 km) long, rising near Mt. Shasta, N Calif., and flowing generally SW to Suisun Bay, an arm of San Francisco Bay, where it forms a large delta with th...Hanford
(Encyclopedia)Hanford, city (2020 pop. 57,990), seat of Kings co., central Calif.; inc. 1891. It is an agricultural trade and processing center of the San Joaquin Val...Manteca
(Encyclopedia)Manteca măntēˈkə [key], city (1990 pop. 40,773), San Joaquin co., central Calif.; founded 1870, inc. 1918. There is diverse agriculture, including grapes, sugar beets, fruits, nuts, vegetables, an...Madera
(Encyclopedia)Madera mədârˈə [key], city (1990 pop. 29,281), seat of Madera co., central Calif., in the San Joaquin valley; inc. 1907. Wine, machinery, consumer goods, and plastic products are produced, and a g...Tulare
(Encyclopedia)Tulare təlârˈ, to͞olârˈē [key], city (1990 pop. 33,249), Tulare co., S central Calif., in the San Joaquin valley; inc. 1888. It is a processing and shipping center for a farm (grapes, fruit, nu...Monroe, Marilyn
(Encyclopedia)Monroe, Marilyn, 1926–62, American movie actress, b. Los Angeles as Norma Jean Baker or Norma Jeane Mortenson. Raised in orphanages after 1935 and first married at 14, Monroe, who began her career a...Browse by Subject
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