USPS Community Connection

Postmarked in History, 9/9/1850: California is the 31st state to join the Union. Visit www.USPSConnection.com, California, or Visit California for the story!

Community Connection – California is the 31st state to join the Union September 9th, 1850 When present-day California was first sighted in 1542 by Spanish explorers, over 100,000 Native Americans lived there. They were undisturbed for almost two centuries, until they were driven out or absorbed by Spanish missionaries, Russian and British fur traders, or American pion…