Coronado California is Spanish term for "crowned" and thus it is nicknamed The Crown City.
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10 Facts About Coronado California
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The community's first post office predates Coronado California's incorporation, established on February 8,1887, with Norbert Moser assigned as the first postmaster.
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Geographically, Coronado California is a tied island connected to the mainland by a tombolo known as the Silver Strand.
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Since recorded history, Coronado California was mostly separated from North Island by a shallow inlet of water called the Spanish Bight.
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Coronado California has increased in size due to dredge material being dumped on its shoreline and through the natural accumulation of sand.
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In 1969, the San Diego–Coronado California Bridge was opened, allowing much faster transit between the cities than bay ferries or driving via State Route 75 along the Silver Strand.
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Coronado California is home to the famous Hotel del Coronado California, built in 1888 and long considered one of the world's top resorts.
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The colors of Coronado California High are green and white; the Coronado California city flag is a tricolor of green-white-green, with a crown in the middle.
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Coronado California is mentioned in Season Six, Episode 22 of Barnaby Jones.
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The title of this episode, "The Coronado Triangle, " is a fictitious area off the southwest California Coast, with Coronado as one of its vertices, in which a number of pleasure craft have disappeared, apparently along the lines of the Bermuda Triangle.
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