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==History== Gustine was established in the early 1900s as a station on the [[Southern Pacific Railroad]] and named after Sara Miller, nicknamed "Gussie", the daughter of [[Henry Miller (rancher)|Henry Miller]], the "Cattle King", an early California land baron and Agricultural pioneer.<ref name=CGN /> Little Sara, always getting "gussied up" with fancy clothes, was killed when she was thrown from her horse when she was eight years old. The first post office opened in 1907.<ref name=CGN /> The city was incorporated in 1915.<ref name=CGN /> Gustine was the site of the first [[9-1-1]] system in [[California]], installed in March 1970.<ref name="history911">{{Cite web|url=http://www.911dispatch.com/911/history/|title=History of 911|website=911dispatch.com |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110609122722/http://www.911dispatch.com/911/history/ |archive-date=9 June 2011 |url-status=usurped}}</ref> Gustine is home to the nation's largest festa which is steeped in Portuguese tradition. Gustine High School is home to the longest running basketball tournament in the state of California, which is put on by the city's Rotary Club. The tournament has been put on by the Rotary Club and celebrated its 75th anniversary in 2017.
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