Merced, Merced County, California, USA
Notizen:
Wikipedia 2017:
Merced (Spanish for "Mercy") is a city in, and the county seat of, Merced County in the San Joaquin Valley of Northern California. As of 2014, the city had a population of 81,743. Incorporated on April 1, 1889, Merced is a charter city that operates under a council-manager government. It is named after the Merced River, which flows nearby.
Merced, known as the "Gateway to Yosemite", is less than two hours by automobile from Yosemite National Park to the east and Monterey Bay, the Pacific Ocean, and several beaches to the west. The community is served by the rail passenger service Amtrak, a major airline through Merced Regional Airport, and three bus lines. It is approximately 110 miles (180 km) from Sacramento, 130 miles (210 km) from San Francisco, 45 miles (72 km) from Fresno, and 270 miles (430 km) from Los Angeles.
In 2005, the city became home to the tenth University of California campus, University of California, Merced (UC Merced), the first research university built in the U.S. in the 21st century.
History:
The first Merced post office opened in 1870. Merced incorporated in 1889 and now operates under the Council-Manager form of government.
During World War II, the Merced County fairgrounds was the site of a temporary "assembly center" where Japanese Americans were detained after being removed from their West Coast homes under Executive Order 9066. 4,669 men, women and children from central California (with most coming from Merced County) were confined in the Merced Assembly Center from May 6 to September 15, 1942, when they were transferred to the more permanent Granada internment camp in Colorado.
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Nachname, Taufnamen | Geburt | Personen-Kennung | ||
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1 | Hatch, Rachael Ruth | 10 Feb 1943 | Merced, Merced County, California, USA | I182221 |
2 | Solari, Marvin | 3 Sep 1936 | Merced, Merced County, California, USA | I32958 |
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Nachname, Taufnamen | Tod | Personen-Kennung | ||
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1 | Davis, George Oliver | 6 Nov 1997 | Merced, Merced County, California, USA | I37869 |
2 | Graffigna, Lucile Ruth | 26 Okt 1968 | Merced, Merced County, California, USA | I172829 |
3 | Hatch, Rachael Ruth | 10 Feb 1943 | Merced, Merced County, California, USA | I182221 |
4 | Hochhalter, Margaretha Magdalena | 30 Mrz 1991 | Merced, Merced County, California, USA | I37868 |
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Familie | Eheschließung | Familien-Kennung | ||
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1 | Davis / Hochhalter | 1 Mai 1947 | Merced, Merced County, California, USA | F12657 |
2 | Haun / McNamara | 4 Aug 1913 | Merced, Merced County, California, USA | F9411 |