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In the late 1850s, Kennedy Mine, located in Jackson, California, served as one of the richest gold mines in the world and the deepest mine in North America. |
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Castroville, California is known as the Artichoke Capital of the World. In 1947 a young woman named Norma Jean was crowned Castroville's first Artichoke Queen. She went on to become actress Marilyn Monroe. |
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California Caverns claims the distinction of being the most extensive system of caverns and passageways in the Mother Lode region of the state. |
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