Hirschdale, California

Unincorporated community in California, United States

39°22′07″N 120°04′34″W / 39.36861°N 120.07611°W / 39.36861; -120.07611Country

United StatesState

CaliforniaCountyNevada CountyElevation

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5,446 ft (1,660 m)

Hirschdale is an unincorporated community in Nevada County, California.^[1] It lies at an elevation of 5446 feet (1660 m).^[1] Hirschdale is located 6.25 miles (10.1 km) east-northeast of Truckee.^[2] Hirschdale began in 1926 as a stop on US 40, built by Jonas Hirsch;^[3] it was originally a recreational community with a tavern and several rental vacation cabins along the Truckee River.^[4]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Hirschdale, 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. 498. ISBN 1-884995-14-4.
^ Macaulay, Tom (2023). "Ghosts of the Truckee River Canyon". truckeehistory.org. Truckee-Donner Historical Society. Retrieved December 29, 2023.
^ "New Tahoe inn will be built". The Sacramento Union. Sacramento, CA. October 25, 1936. Retrieved December 29, 2023.