During his engagement at the Fillmore West in San Francisco, California, Otis Redding stayed on a houseboat in Sausalito. While there he wrote his last song and greatest hit: "The Dock of the Bay."
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California produces more than 17 million gallons of wine each year.
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California Caverns claims the distinction of being the most extensive system of caverns and passageways in the Mother Lode region of the state.