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County Seat:
Mariposa
Year Organized:
1850
Square Miles:
1,451
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Mariposa County was one
of the original counties of California, created at the time of
statehood in 1850. While it began as the state's largest county,
over time territory that was once part of Mariposa was ceded to
twelve other counties: Fresno, Inyo, Kern, Kings, Los Angeles,
Madera, Merced, Mono, San Benito, San Bernardino, San Luis Obispo,
and Tulare. Thus, Mariposa County is known as the "Mother of
Counties".
The county took its name from Mariposa Creek, which was so named by
Spanish explorers in 1806, when they discovered great clusters of
butterflies ("mariposas" in Spanish) in the foothills of the
Sierras. For many years, residents marked the annual arrival (in
May) of migrating Monarch butterflies with a "Butterfly Days"
parade.
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