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THE WELCOME SERIES

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Knights Ferry covered bridge, Oakdale — cover of WELCOME Oakdale, the Oakdale California city magazine
The Welcome IssueNo. 01
The 209’s own intelligent magazine
OAKDALE, CALIFORNIA
Stanislaus County
Cowboy Capital of the World — where the series started
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The Modesto Arch over I Street, lit at dusk — cover of WELCOME Modesto, the Modesto California city magazine
The Welcome IssueNo. 02
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MODESTO, CALIFORNIA
Stanislaus County
The city that was too modest to name itself — then put the whole valley on wheels.
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Main Street, downtown Turlock — cover of WELCOME Turlock, the Turlock California city magazine
The Welcome IssueNo. 03
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TURLOCK, CALIFORNIA
Stanislaus County
The Heart of the Valley — where California learned to irrigate and the turkeys used to rule.
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Ceres City Hall — cover of WELCOME Ceres, the Ceres California city magazine
The Welcome IssueNo. 04
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CERES, CALIFORNIA
Stanislaus County
Named for the goddess of agriculture — and still earning it every harvest.
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Downtown Riverbank, Santa Fe Street — cover of WELCOME Riverbank, the Riverbank California city magazine
The Welcome IssueNo. 05
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RIVERBANK, CALIFORNIA
Stanislaus County
The City of Action — a railroad town that parked itself on the Stanislaus and kept the cheese festival.
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The Tuolumne River at Waterford — cover of WELCOME Waterford, the Waterford California city magazine
The Welcome IssueNo. 06
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WATERFORD, CALIFORNIA
Stanislaus County
The town named for the river crossing — still sitting on the prettiest bank of the Tuolumne.
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The Hughson water tower — cover of WELCOME Hughson, the Hughson California city magazine
The Welcome IssueNo. 07
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HUGHSON, CALIFORNIA
Stanislaus County
A hundred years of fruit sheds — and now the best-smelling four blocks in the county.
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Newman Plaza — cover of WELCOME Newman, the Newman California city magazine
The Welcome IssueNo. 08
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NEWMAN, CALIFORNIA
Stanislaus County
The west side's plaza town — where De Anza's expedition still stands in the park.
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The fountain roundabout in downtown Patterson — cover of WELCOME Patterson, the Patterson California city magazine
The Welcome IssueNo. 09
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PATTERSON, CALIFORNIA
Stanislaus County
The Apricot Capital of the World — a planned town with a fountain circle and orchards to the hills.
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Downtown Stockton skyline — cover of WELCOME Stockton, the Stockton California city magazine
The Welcome IssueNo. 10
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STOCKTON, CALIFORNIA
San Joaquin County
Gateway to the Delta — the port city that fed the Gold Rush and never stopped working.
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The Lodi Arch over Pine Street — cover of WELCOME Lodi, the Lodi California city magazine
The Welcome IssueNo. 11
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LODI, CALIFORNIA
San Joaquin County
The Zinfandel Capital of the World — 85 wineries, one lake, and vines older than the AVA.
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Manteca from the air — cover of WELCOME Manteca, the Manteca California city magazine
The Welcome IssueNo. 12
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MANTECA, CALIFORNIA
San Joaquin County
The Family City — named for a railroad's spelling error, famous for everything but butter.
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Downtown Tracy — cover of WELCOME Tracy, the Tracy California city magazine
The Welcome IssueNo. 13
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TRACY, CALIFORNIA
San Joaquin County
The town inside the Triangle — three freeways, one rail junction, and the county's comeback downtown.
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The Ripon water tower — cover of WELCOME Ripon, the Ripon California city magazine
The Welcome IssueNo. 14
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RIPON, CALIFORNIA
San Joaquin County
The Almond Capital of the World — where February turns the whole town pink and white.
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The Land of Peaches and Cream mural in Escalon — cover of WELCOME Escalon, the Escalon California city magazine
The Welcome IssueNo. 15
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ESCALON, CALIFORNIA
San Joaquin County
The Land of Peaches and Cream — a town named out of a library book and proud of it.
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Stanford Crossing, Lathrop's new community — cover of WELCOME Lathrop, the Lathrop California city magazine
The Welcome IssueNo. 16
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LATHROP, CALIFORNIA
San Joaquin County
The rail junction that slept for a century — then became California's fastest-growing city.
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Main Street, downtown Merced — cover of WELCOME Merced, the Merced California city magazine
The Welcome IssueNo. 17
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MERCED, CALIFORNIA
Merced County
The Gateway to Yosemite — a UC town with a courthouse square and a theatre that still lights up.
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Castle Air Museum, Atwater — cover of WELCOME Atwater, the Atwater California city magazine
The Welcome IssueNo. 18
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ATWATER, CALIFORNIA
Merced County
A wheat farmer's name on a water tower — and seventy warbirds in the old base's backyard.
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Livingston, California — cover of WELCOME Livingston, the Livingston California city magazine
The Welcome IssueNo. 19
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LIVINGSTON, CALIFORNIA
Merced County
The chicken capital, the sweet-potato fields, and a Japanese farming colony that outlasted everything.
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Los Banos from the air — cover of WELCOME Los Banos, the Los Banos California city magazine
The Welcome IssueNo. 20
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LOS BANOS, CALIFORNIA
Merced County
Named for the baths — a cattle-king's town, a Basque table, and the biggest reservoir on the west side.
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The Gustine Hotel — cover of WELCOME Gustine, the Gustine California city magazine
The Welcome IssueNo. 21
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GUSTINE, CALIFORNIA
Merced County
A hundred and thirteen years of the Holy Ghost Festa — the Portuguese heart of the west side.
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The Dos Palos area from the air — cover of WELCOME Dos Palos, the Dos Palos California city magazine
The Welcome IssueNo. 22
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DOS PALOS, CALIFORNIA
Merced County
Two sticks marked the spot — then cotton, a war-time airfield, and a drag strip kept it on the map.
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Washington Street, Sonora — cover of WELCOME Sonora, the Sonora California city magazine
The Welcome IssueNo. 23
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SONORA, CALIFORNIA
Tuolumne County
The Queen of the Southern Mines — the only city in Tuolumne County and the Gold Rush's surviving downtown.
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Downtown Angels Camp — cover of WELCOME Angels Camp, the Angels Camp California city magazine
The Welcome IssueNo. 24
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ANGELS CAMP, CALIFORNIA
Calaveras County
The town Mark Twain made famous — the frog jump still runs, and the bar where he heard it still stands.
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The Mariposa County Courthouse — cover of WELCOME Mariposa, the Mariposa California city magazine
The Welcome IssueNo. 25
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MARIPOSA, CALIFORNIA
Mariposa County
Named for the butterflies — the 1854 courthouse, the Yosemite gate road, and the county's whole attic.
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Main Street, Sutter Creek — cover of WELCOME Sutter Creek, the Sutter Creek California city magazine
The Welcome IssueNo. 26
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SUTTER CREEK, CALIFORNIA
Amador County
The jewel of the Mother Lode — a Main Street of tasting rooms and America's last water-powered foundry.
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Main Street, Jackson — cover of WELCOME Jackson, the Jackson California city magazine
The Welcome IssueNo. 27
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JACKSON, CALIFORNIA
Amador County
The county seat with the deepest mines — the Kennedy headframe still stands, and the wheels still turn.
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