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San Bernardino

Tuesday, November 15th, 2011

San Bernardino

San Bernardino

San Bernardino is a town located in California and is the center of San Bernardino County. The city of San Bernardino 209,924 people live. San Bernardino is part of the so-called Inland Empire. This is called a territory that unites the oldest cities in the state – San Bernardino Riverside and Ontario, as well as their municipal areas. San Bernardino Valley comes from San Bernardino, which is actually located. In San Bernardino Valley has hot and cold springs. San Bernardino is one of the oldest cities in California. The town is named after Saint Bernardino of Siena. This happened in 1810. At that time the city was never in densely populated areas. In 1851, when California became a part of the states during the Civil War, things changed. The first Anglo-American colony consisted of settlers, among whom were a religious group from The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. They emigrated in 1857, during the War of Utah. In 1857 San Bernardino received city status. Soon after, the city became an important transportation and commercial hub of California.
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