Camp Richardson, California
Coordinates: 38°56′04″N 120°02′25″W / 38.93444°N 120.04028°W
| Camp Richardson | |
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| — Unincorporated community — | |
 Camp Richardson
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| Coordinates: 38°56′04″N 120°02′25″W / 38.93444°N 120.04028°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | California |
| County | El Dorado County |
| Elevation[1] | 6,250 ft (1,905 m) |
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 (U.S.)]|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. Quill Driver Books. p. 460. ISBN 9781884995149.
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