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  2. El Monte, California - Wikipedia

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    Website. elmonteca .gov. El Monte ( Spanish for "The Mountain") is a city in Los Angeles County, California, United States. The city lies in the San Gabriel Valley, east of the city of Los Angeles . El Monte's slogan is "Welcome to Friendly El Monte" and is historically known as " The End of the Santa Fe Trail ".

  3. Battle of Black Jack - Wikipedia

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    October 16, 2012. The Battle of Black Jack took place on June 2, 1856, when antislavery forces, led by the noted abolitionist John Brown, attacked the encampment of Henry C. Pate near Baldwin City, Kansas. The battle is cited as one incident of "Bleeding Kansas" and a contributing factor leading up to the American Civil War of 1861 to 1865.

  4. Sutter Buttes Massacre - Wikipedia

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    Sutter Buttes massacre. The Sutter Buttes massacre refers to the murder of a group of Californian Indians on the Sacramento River near Sutter Buttes in June 1846 by a militarized expeditionary band led by Captain John C. Frémont of Virginia. At least 14 California Indians were killed in the massacre. [1]

  5. Convict Lake - Wikipedia

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    Surface elevation. 7,850 ft (2,393 m) Convict Lake ( Mono: Wit-sa-nap) is a lake located in Mono County, California, United States, situated in the Sherwin Range of the Sierra Nevada. It is known for its turquoise-blue water, the dramatic mountains (including Mount Morrison) that surround it, the trout fishing it affords, and its unusual history.

  6. John Pate - Wikipedia

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    John Pate is an American football coach. He served as the head football coach at Union College in Barbourville, Kentucky (1984), Lees–McRae College in Banner Elk, North Carolina (1991–1993), and Hamline University in St. Paul, Minnesota (2011–2012).

  7. Santa Fe Trail Historical Park - Wikipedia

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    The state marker for the Santa Fe Trail Historical Park is located at 3564 Santa Anita Ave, El Monte, CA 91731. The City of El Monte held a ceremony to dedicate the Santa Fe Trail Historical Park on June 2, 1989. El Monte built the (now closed) Santa Fe Trail Historical Park in 1989, near Valley Blvd and Santa Anita Ave. The one-acre park has ...

  8. John Stewart Pate - Wikipedia

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    Pate was born on 15 January 1932 in Ilford in Essex in the UK. His interest in plants started as a child when his family grew food during the Second World War. [1] He studied at Queen's University, Belfast, obtaining BSc (Hons) in 1953 followed by MSc in 1954 and his doctorate in 1956. He worked as an Assistant Lecturer between 1954 and 1956 ...

  9. Johnny Pate - Wikipedia

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    John William Pate (born December 5, 1923) is an American former musician, a jazz bassist who became a producer, arranger, and leading figure in Chicago soul, pop, and rhythm and blues. [1] [2] He learned piano and tuba as a child and later picked up the bass guitar. He learned arranging while serving in the United States Army.