Rancho Nipomo was a 37,888-acre (153.33 km2) Mexican land grant in present day San Luis Obispo County, California given in 1837 by Governor Juan B. Alvarado...

The original settlers of Nipomo were the Chumash Indians, who have lived in the area for over 9,000 years. Rancho Nipomo (the Chumash word ne-po-mah...

in Nipomo, California. It was the home of Boston sea captain William Goodwin Dana, who in 1837 was granted the 37,888-acre (153.33 km2) Rancho Nipomo in...

In Alta California (now known as California) and Baja California, ranchos were concessions and land grants made by the Spanish and Mexican governments...

Guadalupe-Nipomo Dunes is the largest remaining dune system south of San Francisco and the second largest in the U.S. state of California. It encompasses...

(topped with spiced ketchup and served with candied yams and cornbread). Rancho Nipomo Santa Maria, California "Santa Maria Fries" (fries topped with red oak...

Goodwin Dana who relocated from Boston, Massachusetts and named the land Rancho Nipomo. Captain Dana married Maria Josefa Carrillo, the daughter of the original...

William Goodwin Dana, originally from Boston, Massachusetts, who named it Rancho Nipomo. Captain Dana, married Maria Josefa Carrillo in 1829, the daughter of...

single Las Californias "department", with a single governor. None of the rancho grants near the former border, however, were made after 1836, so none of...

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