A Message from the Governor

Section of 1966 official highway map for California

This excerpt from the 1966 official California highway map is a welcome message from then-governor Edmund G. "Pat" Brown, whose programs included extensive investment in highways and other infrastructural improvements.

Also shown are several official state symbols, such as the Bear Flag (no, not that Bear Flag, but the California Republic flag), the state tree, the state flower, and, yes, the state bird.