Julian, California
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Main Street in Julian
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| Motto: "four seasons of beauty & fun..." | |
 Location in San Diego County and the state of California |
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| Coordinates: 33°4′15″N 116°35′8″W / 33.07083°N 116.58556°WCoordinates: 33°4′15″N 116°35′8″W / 33.07083°N 116.58556°W | |
| Country |
 United States
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| State |
 California
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| County | San Diego |
| Named for | Mike Julian |
| Area | |
| • Total | 7.839 sq mi (20.303 km2) |
| • Land | 7.839 sq mi (20.303 km2) |
| • Water | 0 sq mi (0 km2) 0% |
| Elevation | 4,226 ft (1,288 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 1,502 |
| • Density | 190/sq mi (74/km2) |
| Time zone | PST (UTC-8) |
| • Summer (DST) | PDT (UTC-7) |
| ZIP code | 92036 |
| Area codes | 442/760 |
| FIPS code | 06-37582 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1652732 |
| Website | Julian Chamber of Commerce |
| Reference no. | 412 |
Julian is a census-designated place (CDP) in San Diego County, California, in the United States. As of the 2010 census, the population was 1,502, down from 1,621 at the 2000 census.
Julian is an official California Historical Landmark (No. 412). Also, the Julian townsite and surrounding area is defined by the San Diego County Zoning Ordinance Section 5749 as the Julian Historic District. This designation requires that development adhere to certain guidelines that are administered by the Architectural Review Board of the Julian Historic District, which is appointed by the San Diego County Board of Supervisors. (The "Design Guidelines Manual" is available in portable document format at San Diego County's office web site.)
The hallmark of Julian is apple pie.
The town was named by Drue Bailey after his cousin Mike Julian, who later was elected San Diego County Assessor.
The first European settlers were "Cockney Bill" Williams from England and John Wesley Horrell, who both arrived in the area in 1850 or 1851. After the American Civil War, in 1869, A.E. "Fred" Coleman, a former slave, was crossing over what is now known as Coleman Creek, just west of Julian. Seeing a glint of gold in the stream bed, he climbed down from his horse to investigate. Having had previous experience in the gold fields, he retrieved his frying pan and began panning the sands of the creek. Soon thereafter Coleman established the Coleman Mining District and was its recorder and also began the mining camp called Emily City later renamed Coleman City. Learning of the find, others rushed to the district and tried to trace the gold to its source. On February 22, 1870, the first "lode", or hard rock, mining claim was filed in the Julian area. Since February 22 was President George Washington's birthday, the mine was named the Washington mine. Soon hundreds of anxious men and families were rushing to Julian to stake their claims. Julian experienced a gold rush and became a tent city overnight. In April 1870, the area's first saw mill was set up and Julian began to take on a more permanent structure. Attempts to build rival mining towns at Coleman City, Branson City and Eastwood were defeated. Owners of the Cuyamaca rancho Land Grant claimed (the Cuyamaca Land Float) Julian and its mines were within the Rancho boundaries. In 1873, the courts ruled that the Rancho did not include Julian and the mines.
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