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Old 06-20-2013, 09:37 AM
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Ooo ooo! {waving} I forgot a few more!

* The first motel in the world opened here in 1925.
* Billy the Kid hid out in the county, and his stepfather is buried here.
* Jesse James and Black Bart also hid out here, raiding cattle ranches on the Central Coast.
* Zac Efron was born here.
* Home of Hearst Castle
* Cecil B. deMille buried his stage set for the 1923 film The 10 Commandments on our southern beaches...and its still there
* Earlene Fowler's books are all based on our city/county (she calls it 'San Celina')
* Home of the Pismo Clam
* James Dean died on the highway in the north-eastern corner of the county
Here are a couple more:
* First Farmer's Market
* First to ban smoking in public places
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