Nipomo, California gifts and souvenirs: 26 designs made from Nipomo's own map, landmarks and history, from $10 to $95. Printed to order and shipped free in the USA.
| Popular | Price |
|---|---|
| Nipomo Hometown Ornament | $23 |
| Nipomo Vintage Travel Poster | from $40 |
| Nipomo Varsity Crewneck | from $57 |
| Nipomo Est. Tee | from $33 |
| Nipomo Town Line Mug | from $26 |
| Nipomo Market Tote | $37 |
Ceramic keepsake, gold ribbon
Its landmark photo in a classic travel-poster layout
A local landmark photo as a gallery print
Classic large-letter postcard art, filled with local photos
The town's story in dates, from its own records, for home or classroom
Map of local landmarks, washable fabric
Heavy-blend fleece, street map printed on the back
Soft Bella+Canvas jersey
Kids' Bella+Canvas jersey, youth sizes
Bella+Canvas toddler jersey
Bella+Canvas baby bodysuit
Large-letter postcard art filled with local photos
Glossy ceramic, dishwasher safe
Large-letter postcard art filled with local photos, 11 oz ceramic
Weatherproof, for the front walk
24″×16″, printed coir-look fibers, rubber back
12″×12″ printed wood, ready to hang
Soft-touch, zip cover
A local landmark photo with the town name, 18″×18″
Sturdy all-over-print tote
Large-letter postcard art on a sturdy tote
Foam-front trucker, printed (not embroidered) with local photos
Glossy top, cork back
Soft fleece, 50″×60″
20 oz, double-wall stainless
6″×4″ postcard, glossy front
Nipomo is an unincorporated town in San Luis Obispo County, California, United States. Landmarks include Dana Adobe. Nipomo is the birthplace of Casey Alexander, cartoonist, writer, director, storyboard artist and storyboard director.
Population 2010: 16,714 → 2020: 18,176
From Wikidata (CC0).
The original settlers of Nipomo were the Chumash Indians, who have lived in the area for over 9,000 years. Rancho Nipomo (the Chumash word ne-po-mah meant "foot of the hill") was one of the first and largest of the Mexican land grants in San Luis Obispo County.
William G. Dana of Boston, a sea captain whose travels led him to California, married Maria Josefa Carrillo of Santa Barbara. In 1837, the 38,000-acre (150 km2) Rancho Nipomo was granted to Captain Dana by the Mexican governor. The Dana Adobe, created in 1839, served as an important stop for travelers on El Camino Real between Mission San Luis Obispo and Mission Santa Barbara. The adobe was a stage coach stop and became the exchange point for mail going between north and south in the first regular mail route in California. The Danas had several children, thirteen of whom reached adulthood. They learned both English and Spanish, as well as the language of the Chumash natives.
In 1846, U.S. Army Captain John C. Fremont and his soldiers stopped at the rancho on their way south to Santa Barbara and Los Angeles. Captain Dana hosted a barbecue and gave Fremont's men 30 fresh horses. By the 1880s, the Dana descendants had built homes on the rancho and formed a town. Streets were laid out and lots were sold to the general public. The Pacific Coast Railway (narrow gauge) came to town in 1882, and trains ran through Nipomo until the Great Depression in the 1930s. By the end of 1942, the tracks had been removed for the World War II war effort.
Thousands of blue gum eucalyptus trees were planted on the Nipomo Mesa in 1909 by two men who formed the Los Berros Forest Company with the idea of selling the trees as hardwood. Groves of these non-native trees still exist in rows as they were originally planted.
Nipomo Mesa is the location of one of the most famous photographs of the Great Depression, Migrant Mother, by Dorothea Lange.
Adapted (trimmed) from the Wikipedia article Nipomo, California, revision 1382602756 by its contributors, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
We share a part of every Nipomo sale with local partners, and we'd love to print from your collection. Old photographs, maps and postcards make the best keepsakes.
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3 free coloring pages of Nipomo, each traced from a photo of a local landmark. Print them at home, at school or for story hour.
Nipomo's population was 18,176 in the 2020 U.S. Census, up from 16,714 in 2010.
Dana Adobe
A view of Nipomo
A view of Nipomo