Latrobe, California

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Latrobe
Unincorporated community
Latrobe is located in California
Latrobe
Latrobe
Location in California
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Country United States
State California
County El Dorado County
Elevation[1] 761 ft (232 m)

Latrobe (formerly, La Trobe)[2] is an unincorporated community in El Dorado County, California.[1] It is located 15 miles (24 km) southwest of Placerville,[2] at an elevation of 761 feet (232 m).[1]

Latrobe was the terminus of the Placerville and Sacramento Rail Road.[2] The name, bestowed by F.A. Bishop, chief engineer of the railroad, was in honor of Benjamin Henry Latrobe, II, chief engineer of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, America's first railroad.[2] A post office operated at Latrobe from 1864 to 1921.[2]

Climate

According to the Köppen Climate Classification system, Latrobe has a warm-summer Mediterranean climate, abbreviated "Csa" on climate maps.[3]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Latrobe, California
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  3. ↑ Climate Summary for Latrobe, California


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