Camp Richardson, California
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]
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 Beach at Camp Richardson | |
  Camp Richardson Location in California  Camp Richardson Camp Richardson (the United States) | |
| Coordinates: 38°56′04″N 120°02′25″W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | California |
| County | El Dorado County |
| Elevation | 6,250 ft (1,905 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 13 |
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] A USGS topographic map from 1891 shows Camp Richardson used to be called Yanks.[3]
References
- U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Camp Richardson, California
- 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.
- United States Geological Survey (1891). Pyramid Peak Sheet (JPEG) (Topographic map). 1:125,000. Reston, VA: United States Geological Survey. Retrieved July 17, 2018.
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