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San Jacinto

American  
[san juh-sin-toh] / ˌsæn dʒəˈsɪn toʊ /

noun

  1. a river in E Texas, flowing SE to Galveston Bay: Texans defeated Mexicans near the mouth of this river 1836.


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In the San Jacinto Mountains, another wind phone is nestled inside an old wooden toolbox attached to a tall pine tree in the community of Idyllwild.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 6, 2026

To understand how stress has changed over time along the San Andreas and San Jacinto faults, as well as at Cajon Pass, the team developed a physics-based four-dimensional earthquake cycle model.

From Science Daily Jun. 18, 2026

The Fort Tejon earthquake of 1857 stopped at Cajon Pass and did not rupture the San Jacinto Fault.

From Science Daily Jun. 18, 2026

Indian Wells sits in the Coachella Valley, roughly 120 miles east of downtown Los Angeles, wedged between the San Jacinto and San Bernardino mountains.

From Los Angeles Times Mar. 7, 2026

Although Uncle Cinto claims to be 111, he says he was named San Jacinto because he was born during the "San Jacinto War", which would make his age 101.

From Slave Narratives: A Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves: Volume XVI, Texas Narratives, Part 3 by United States. Work Projects Administration

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