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Towle, California 
Summary
Towle (formerly, Towles)[2] was an unincorporated community in Placer County, California.[1] Towle was located on the Southern Pacific Railroad, 2 miles (3.2 km) east of Dutch Flat.[2] It lies at an elevation of 3694 feet (1126 m).[1]
Towle | |
|---|---|
  Towle Location in California  Towle Towle (the United States) | |
| Coordinates: 39°12′15″N 120°47′57″W / 39.20417°N 120.79917°W | |
| Country |  United States |
| State |  California |
| County | Placer County |
| Elevation | 3,694 ft (1,126 m) |
History edit
The name honors George and Allen Towle, local lumbermen.[2] The Towle post office operated from 1891 to 1935.[2] Towle was the site where a narrow-gauge lumber railroad connected to the Southern Pacific; it had stores, a town hall, and boarding houses.[3] Most of Towle had been abandoned by the time Interstate 80 was built through the area. Only the foundation of the train station remains today.[4]
Notable person edit
- Katherine Amelia Towle (1898-1986), United States Marine Corps officer and educator, was born in Towle.[5]
References edit
- ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Towle, California
- ^ a b c d Durham, David L. (1998). California's Geographic Names: A Gazetteer of Historic and Modern Names of the State. Clovis, Calif.: Word Dancer Press. p. 599. ISBN 1-884995-14-4.
- ^ Lardner, William B.; Brock, Michael John (1924). History of Placer and Nevada Counties, California. Los Angeles, CA: Historical Records Company. p. 194.
- ^ Sommers, Arthur (2010). Placer County. Charleston, SC: Arcadia Publishing. p. 8. ISBN 978-0-7385-7153-9.
- ^ 'Katherine Towle, 87, Ex-Dean at Berkeley,' New York Times, March 8, 1986