Adams Station, California

Adams Station is an unincorporated community in Del Norte County, California. It is located on the Smith River just west of Gasquet,[2] at an elevation of 338 feet (103 m).

Adams Station
Adams Station
Location in California
Adams Station
Adams Station (the United States)
Coordinates: 41°50′33″N 123°59′33″W
CountryUnited States
StateCalifornia
CountyDel Norte County
Elevation338 ft (103 m)

The place is named for Mary Adams Peacock, who established Adams Station in 1898.[3] Mrs Peacock was a stagecoach driver and proprietress of a tavern here during the stage coach days.[2][3]

References

  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Adams Station, California
  2. Durham, David L. (1998). California's Geographic Names: A Gazetteer of Historic and Modern Names of the State. Clovis, Calif.: Word Dancer Press. p. 7. ISBN 1-884995-14-4.
  3. Cantelow, Ella Dales (January 1957). "BIOGRAPHICAL NOTES ON PERSONS IN WHOSE HONOR ALICE EASTWOOD NAMED NATIVE PLANTS". Leaflets of western botany. 8: 83–101 via Biodiversity Heritage Library.



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