The Forest of Nisene Marks State Park
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The Forest of Nisene Marks State Park is a state park located in California (37.03° N 121.53° W ) and contains over 30 miles (50 km) of hiking trails through approximately 10,000 acres (40 km²) of variable terrain. The park was named for Nisene Marks, a mother from a Salinas farming family. Several years after she died in 1955, her children donated about 9,000 acres (36 km²) of land to the state of California. The government presumably expanded the park to about 10,000 acres (40 km²).
The epicenter of the October 17, 1989, Loma Prieta earthquake was in this park.
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