Idlewild, Placer County, California
Unincorporated community in California, United States
Unincorporated community in California, United States
39°06′32″N 120°09′34″W / 39.10889°N 120.15944°W / 39.10889; -120.15944
United States
CaliforniaIdlewild is an unincorporated community in Placer County, California.[1] Idlewild is located on Lake Tahoe, 1.5 miles (2.4 km) north of Homewood.[2] It lies at an elevation of 6234 feet (1900 m).[1]
Idlewild was the name of a summer lodge built at the location in 1905 by Fred Cole of San Francisco. Cole also acquired a large cruiser ship, also named the Idlewild, which sailed on Lake Tahoe for many years. The ship was hauled ashore in 1942, and then destroyed in December of that year when it was crushed by a tree blown over in a storm.[3]
References
- ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Idlewild, Placer County, 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. 501. ISBN 1-884995-14-4.
- ^ Vernon, Ethel Joslyn (May 15, 1958). "Tahoe reflections". Auburn Journal. Auburn, CA. Retrieved December 22, 2023.
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Municipalities and communities of Placer County, California, United States
County seat: Auburn
- Auburn
- Colfax
- Lincoln
- Loomis
- Rocklin
- Roseville
communities
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- Applegate
- Baxter
- Big Bend
- Blue Canyon
- Bowman
- Brockway
- Casa Loma
- Chambers Lodge
- Cisco
- Cisco Grove
- Clipper Gap
- Donner
- Emigrant Gap
- Gold Hill
- Hidden Valley
- Homewood
- Idlewild
- Iowa Hill
- Kilaga Springs
- Lake Forest
- Michigan Bluff
- Olympic Valley
- Ophir
- Rainbow
- Soda Springs
- Sunnyside
- Tahoe City
- Todd Valley
- Weimar
- Yankee Jims
towns
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