Camp Richardson, California
38°56′04″N 120°02′25″W / 38.93444°N 120.04028°W
Camp Richardson | |
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Country | United States |
State | California |
County | El Dorado County |
Elevation | 6,250 ft (1,905 m) |
Population | 75 |
Camp Richardson is an unincorporated community at Lake Tahoe, in El Dorado County, California.[1] It lies at an elevation of 6250 feet (1905 m) in the Sierra Nevada.[1]
A post office operated at Camp Richardson from 1927 to 1973, with a closure from 1964 to 1965.[2] The place is named after its first postmaster, Alonzo L. Richardson.[2]
References
- ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Camp Richardson, California
- ^ a b Durham, David L. (1998). California's Geographic Names: A Gazetteer of Historic and Modern Names of the State. Clovis, Calif.: Word Dancer Press. p. 460. ISBN 1-884995-14-4.