Camphora, California

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Camphora
Unincorporated community
Camphora is located in California
Camphora
Camphora
Location in California
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Country United States
State California
County Monterey County
Elevation[1] 171 ft (52 m)

Camphora (formerly, Camp Four) is an unincorporated community in Monterey County, California.[1] It is located on U.S. Route 101 and the Southern Pacific Railroad line, 3 miles (4.8 km) northwest of Soledad,[2] at an elevation of 171 feet (52 m).[1]

Camphora began in 1873 as a railroad construction camp called Camp Four.[2] Mexican workers pronounced the place as "camphora" and the railroad used this as the official name of the town.[2]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Camphora, California
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.


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