Displaying the thirty-one states and several territories of the United States following the Compromise of 1850, this map illustrates the impact of that landmark legislation on the American West. Beginning in 1848, the California Gold Rush incited a wave of westward immigration. Congress negotiated the Compromise in response to this mass movement and the sudden political need to manage the expansion of slavery into land taken in the Mexican Cession. In doing so, it created Texas’ familiar boundaries, conferred statehood upon California, and established the Utah and New Mexico territories. The Compromise established a precarious, temporary truce between supporters and opponents of slavery that transformed the mapping of the country.
Atherton, Calif., once a quiet whistle-stop along the Southern Pacific Railroad, is situated 30 miles south of San Francisco and minutes from downtown Palo Alto. Fewer than 10,000 people live there, many of them behind tall hedges and forbidding gates. Itâs the wealthiest city in America, with an average annual income above $525,000, and its residents have included some of the worldâs most famous technology executives, including Eric Schmidt from Google and Sheryl Sandberg from Facebook. NBA star Stephen Curry bought a $31 million estate there. Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen had one worth $35 million.
In comparison, Kevin Burnsâs stately home in an Atherton neighborhood called King Estates seemed modest. Toward the end of the summer in 2017, Burns was sitting in the kitchen with his son and some of his sonâs friends. They were students at Palo Alto High SchoolâPaly, as itâs known by locals. More…
The city of Paso Robles in San Luis Obispo County, California, first sprung up in 1884 as a hot spring resort, and really got going with the coming of the Southern Pacific Railroad through a 25,993-acre swath of land acquired through a Mexican land grant, called Rancho Paso de Robles. Although the town started small, it soon became a popular place to go due to its numerous hot springs and mud baths, earning it the nickname of “California’s oldest watering place” and drawing in people from all over the country. The town would later become famous for its extensive wineries, almond orchards, and olive oil production, for which it is still known today. However, beneath the veneer of this pleasant city of hot springs and fine wines is a sometime dark lore and history full of mysterious deaths and talk of Indian curses.
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