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'''Sly Park'''(formerly, '''Park''')<ref name=CGN /> is an [[unincorporated area|unincorporated community]] in [[El Dorado County, California|El Dorado County]], [[California]].<ref name=gnis /> It is located in Sly Valley {{convert|13|mi|km|0}} east of [[Placerville, California|Placerville]],<ref name=CGN>{{California's Geographic Names|557}}</ref> at an elevation of 3560 feet (1085 m).<ref name=gnis />
'''Sly Park'''<ref name=CGN /> is an [[unincorporated area|unincorporated community]] in [[El Dorado County, California|El Dorado County]], [[California]].<ref name=gnis /> It is located in Sly Valley {{convert|13|mi|km|0}} east of [[Placerville, California|Placerville]],<ref name=CGN>{{California's Geographic Names|557}}</ref> at an elevation of 3560 feet (1085 m).<ref name=gnis />


A post office operated at Sly Park from 1891 to 1919, with several moves.<ref name=CGN /> The name honors James Sly, one of the [[Mormoms]] who discovered Sly Valley.<ref name=CGN />
A post office operated at Sly Park from 1891 to 1919, with several moves.<ref name=CGN /> The name honors James Sly, one of the [[Mormons]] who discovered Sly Valley.<ref name=CGN />


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Latest revision as of 21:15, 1 January 2024

38°43′17″N120°35′05″W/ 38.72139°N 120.58472°W/38.72139; -120.58472

Sly Park
Unincorporated community
Jenkinson Lake near Sly Park
Jenkinson Lake near Sly Park
Sly Park is located in California
Sly Park
Sly Park
Location in California
Sly Park is located in the United States
Sly Park
Sly Park
Sly Park (the United States)
Coordinates:38°43′17″N120°35′05″W/ 38.72139°N 120.58472°W/38.72139; -120.58472
CountryUnited States
StateCalifornia
CountyEl Dorado County
Elevation
[1]
3,560 ft (1,085 m)
Population
(2010)
• Total459

Sly Park[2]is anunincorporated communityinEl Dorado County,California.[1]It is located in Sly Valley 13 miles (21 km) east ofPlacerville,[2]at an elevation of 3560 feet (1085 m).[1]

A post office operated at Sly Park from 1891 to 1919, with several moves.[2]The name honors James Sly, one of theMormonswho discovered Sly Valley.[2]

References[edit]

  1. ^abcU.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Sly Park, California
  2. ^abcdDurham, David L. (1998).California's Geographic Names: A Gazetteer of Historic and Modern Names of the State.Clovis, Calif.: Word Dancer Press. p. 557.ISBN1-884995-14-4.
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