Antioch

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Antioch one of the oldest towns in California, founded in 1850 by two brothers, William and Joseph Smith, who named the town Smith’s Landing. In 1851, the town's new minister persuaded the residents to change the name of the town to Antioch, for the Biblical city of Antioch, Syria. According to the most recent Census Antioch is the 270th largest city in America

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