Towle, California

{{Short description|Unincorporated community in California, United States}}

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Towle (formerly, Towles) was an unincorporated community in Placer County, California. Towle was located on the Southern Pacific Railroad, {{convert|2|mi|km|1}} east of Dutch Flat.{{California's Geographic Names|599}} It lies at an elevation of 3694 feet (1126 m).

History

The name honors George and Allen Towle, local lumbermen. The Towle post office operated from 1891 to 1935. Towle was the site where a narrow-gauge lumber railroad connected to the Southern Pacific; it had stores, a town hall, and boarding houses.{{cite book |last1=Lardner |first1=William B. |last2=Brock |first2=Michael John |author-link= |date=1924 |title=History of Placer and Nevada Counties, California |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=xq2mP36VsKgC&pg=PA224 |location=Los Angeles, CA |publisher=Historical Records Company |page=194 |isbn=}} 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.{{cite book |last=Sommers |first=Arthur |author-link= |date=2010 |title=Placer County |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=yI2-Ax9b9gMC&q=towle |location=Charleston, SC |publisher=Arcadia Publishing |page=8 |isbn=978-0-7385-7153-9}}

Notable person

Katherine Amelia Towle (1898-1986), United States Marine Corps officer and educator, was born in Towle.'Katherine Towle, 87, Ex-Dean at Berkeley,' New York Times, March 8, 1986

References

Category:Unincorporated communities in California

Category:Unincorporated communities in Placer County, California