Towle | |
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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) |
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]
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]