Meeks Bay, California
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Coordinates: 39°02′04″N 120°07′27″W / 39.03444°N 120.12417°W
| Meeks Bay | |
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 Meeks Bay
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| Coordinates: 39°02′04″N 120°07′27″W / 39.03444°N 120.12417°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | California |
| County | El Dorado County |
| Elevation[1] | 6,240 ft (1,902 m) |
Meeks Bay (formerly, Meigs Bay, Micks Bay, and Murphys) is an unincorporated community in El Dorado County, California.[1] It lies on Lake Tahoe at the mouth of Meeks Creek, at an elevation of 6240 feet (1902 m).[1] The place is named for John Meeks, who owned the land.[1] The Meeks brothers bailed 25 tons of wild hay in the meadows at the mouth of Meeks Creek in 1862.[2]
A post office operated at Meeks Bay from 1929 to 1972.[2]
[edit] Ecology
[edit] References
- ^ a b c d U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Meeks Bay, California
- ^ a b Durham, David L. (1998). California's Geographic Names: A Gazetteer of Historic and Modern Names of the State. Quill Driver Books. p. 522. http://books.google.com/books?id=Yfa0hmE7yocC&printsec=frontcover&dq=California's+Geographic+Names:+A+Gazetteer+of+Historic+and+Modern+Names+of+the+State&source=bl&ots=nGSWNOY0dP&sig=pCQsPHn6fcjD-1rnsyu_tejqRG4&hl=en&ei=u6NdTNzzBIn6swPg_JiqCw&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=4&ved=0CCgQ6AEwAw#v=onepage&q=meeks%20bay&f=false. Retrieved 2010-08-07.
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