Santa Barbara, California
Santa Barbara County · Population 88,665 · Card no. 6961
A coastal city of white walls and red tile, rebuilt in a single architectural style after a 1925 earthquake.
- The earthquake led to design rules that produced the Spanish Colonial downtown.
- The 1786 mission is called the queen of the missions.
- A 1969 oil spill offshore helped launch the modern environmental movement.
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