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about San Bernardino

San Bernardino is the county seat of San Bernardino County, California, United States. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 185,401. It is nicknamed San Berdoo, which is generally taken as an insult by residents in the same way "Frisco" is to a resident of San Francisco. Other nicknames and slogans that have been used in the past include "Gate City" because of its geographic location, "City on the Move" used in the 1970s, and recently, "The Heartbeat of Route 66" to celebrate the annual Route 66 Rendezvous held every September in downtown San Bernardino.

San Bernardino geography

San Bernardino is located at 34°7'46" North, 117°17'35" West (34.129510, -117.293150).

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 153.5 km² (59.2 mi²). 152.3 km² (58.8 mi²) of it is land and 1.1 km² (0.4 mi²) of it is water. The total area is 0.74% water.

San Bernardino history

1810 Father Dumetz names San Bernardino on May 20, 1810, feast day of St. Bernardine of Siena.

1843 Rancho San Bernardino grant to Antonio Maria Lugo.

1848 Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo gives US control of California.

1851 Mormon Colony founded.

1852 Colonel Henry Washington erects survey monument on Mt. San Bernardino.

1854 San Bernardino incorporated as a city.

1857 Brigham Young recalls Mormons to Utah. San Bernardino disincorporated.

1880's Railroads arrive.

1886 San Bernardino reincorporated.

1926 San Bernardino Valley College built.

1940 First McDonald's restaurant opened.

1940 Hell's Angels founded in San Bernardino

1942 Norton Air Force Base opens.

1965 California State University, San Bernardino built.

1994 Norton Air Force Base is closed.

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