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]
Camp Richardson | |
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Unincorporated community | |
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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]
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