Ivy, California

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Ivy is a former settlement in Modoc County, California.[1] It was located on the stage coach line about midway between Eagleville and Likely, California at 16 miles (26 km) east of Likely by road.[1]

A post office operated at Ivy from 1899 to 1920 and from 1921 to 1922.[1] The town's name comes from a potted ivy kept at the post office.[1]

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[edit] Geography

Ivy is located in the northeast corner of Jess Valley, one mile (1.6 km) southwest of Clear Lake and about 11 miles (18 km) east of Likely, California.

[edit] History

During its heyday, Ivy was a sawmill town.

[edit] Notable residents

  • The childhood home of WNBA basketball player Kayte Christensen stands next door to the 1922 Ivy Post Office.

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b c d Durham, David L. (1998). California's Geographic Names: A Gazetteer of Historic and Modern Names of the State. Quill Driver Books. p. 393. ISBN 9781884995149. 

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