Hackamore
Unincorporated community
Hackamore is located in California
Hackamore
Hackamore
Location in California
Hackamore is located in the United States
Hackamore
Hackamore
Hackamore (the United States)
Coordinates: 41°33′07″N 121°07′25″W / 41.55194°N 121.12361°W / 41.55194; -121.12361
CountryUnited States
StateCalifornia
CountyModoc County
Elevation
[1]
4,705 ft (1,434 m)

Hackamore (formerly Jaquina) is an unincorporated community in Modoc County, California.[1] It is located on the Southern Pacific Railroad 30 miles (48 km) west of Alturas,[2] at an elevation of 4705 feet (1434 m).[1]

A post office operated at Hackamore from 1903 (having been transferred from Stobie) to 1904.[2]

Hackamore was the site of a Civilian Conservation Corps camp during the 1930s. Camp residents built many miles of roads and telephone lines in the region and assisted in the mapping of Lava Beds National Monument.[3]

References

  1. ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Hackamore, California
  2. ^ a b Durham, David L. (1998). California's Geographic Names: A Gazetteer of Historic and Modern Names of the State. Clovis, Calif.: Word Dancer Press. p. 382. ISBN 1-884995-14-4.
  3. ^ "Achievements of Camp Hackamore during 3 yrs". Alturas Plaindealer and Modoc County Times. Alturas, CA. April 22, 1936. Retrieved January 2, 2024.


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