Fredericksburg, California

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38°49′44″N 119°47′13″W / 38.82889°N 119.78694°W / 38.82889; -119.78694

Fredericksburg
Unincorporated community
Fredericksburg is located in California
Fredericksburg
Fredericksburg
Location in California
Fredericksburg is located in the United States
Fredericksburg
Fredericksburg
Fredericksburg (the United States)
Coordinates: 38°49′44″N 119°47′13″W / 38.82889°N 119.78694°W / 38.82889; -119.78694
CountryUnited States
StateCalifornia
CountyAlpine County
Elevation
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5,072 ft (1,546 m)
Population
72

Fredericksburg (also, Frederickburg and Fredricksburg) is an unincorporated community in Alpine County, California. It is located 4 miles (6.4 km) north-northeast of Woodfords,[2] at an elevation of 5072 feet (1546 m).

The town developed in the 1860s.[2] A post office operated at Fredericksburg from 1898 to 1911.[2]

Name

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The town was started in 1864 and may have been named for Frederick Frevert, who operated a sawmill nearby.[3]

History

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The settlement began in the 1860s when German settler Frederick Buns began farming in the area. The farm became a stopover for travelers heading towards California and supplied milk and apples to mining towns as far away as Virginia City, Nevada. Several other German families settled in the community. A hotel opened but became the site of the school in 1881. A small brushfire in 1986 destroyed some old buildings. Fredericksburg has remained a small agricultural community.[4]

References

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  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Fredericksburg, California
  2. ^ a b c Durham, David L. (1998). California's Geographic Names: A Gazetteer of Historic and Modern Names of the State. Clovis, California: Word Dancer Press. p. 1165. ISBN 1-884995-14-4.
  3. ^ Gudde, Erwin G. (1998). California place names : the origin and etymology of current geographical names (4th ed., rev. and enl. ed.). Berkeley: University of California Press. p. 137. ISBN 0520213165.
  4. ^ "Fredericksburg, California". beyond.nvexpeditions.com. Retrieved April 5, 2025.
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