Sausal (willow-grove).
Sausalito (little willow-grove). See page [218].
Sausal Redondo (round willow-grove). See Redondo Beach, page [82].
El Segundo (the second), so called because at that place the Standard Oil Company’s second refinery on the Pacific Coast is located. Modern.
Sequoia, the giant tree of California, was named for the Cherokee, Sequoyah, who invented an alphabet for his tribe. Sequoyah, also known as George Gist, or Guess, was the son of a white man and a Cherokee woman of mixed blood, and was, after all, more white man than Indian. He had a natural genius for mechanical invention, and, having been crippled for life in a hunting accident, he occupied his time in devising the alphabet, which was accepted with such enthusiasm by his people that every Cherokee, of whatever age, had learned to read and write in a few months. Sequoia, although not a place name, is given here for the interest it may have for tourists and other persons unacquainted with the origin of the name of the famous “big trees.”
Serena (serene). See page [113]. This name is spelled on some maps as Sereno, but is called Serena by the people of the neighborhood.
Serra (a surname). See page [84].
Sespe, named for a former Chumash Indian village said by Indians to have been on Sespe Creek, in Ventura County.
Shasta. See page [251].
Sierra (saw, saw-toothed mountains). See page [293].