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Oceanside

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Oceanside, city, San Diego county, southern California, U.S. Situated about 35 miles (55 km) north of San Diego, Oceanside lies along the Pacific coast, at the mouth of the San Luis Rey River. The region was originally territory of the Luiseño Indians. Bounded to the south by Carlsbad and to the east by Vista, it developed as a beach resort and an agricultural-trade centre after the arrival of the California Southern Railway (a branch of...

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