Meeks Bay, California
39°02′04″N 120°07′27″W / 39.03444°N 120.12417°W
Meeks Bay | |
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  Meeks Bay Location in California  Meeks Bay Meeks Bay (the United States) | |
| Coordinates: 39°02′04″N 120°07′27″W / 39.03444°N 120.12417°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | California |
| County | El Dorado |
| Elevation | 6,240 ft (1,902 m) |
Meeks Bay (formerly Meigs Bay, Micks Bay, and Murphys) is an unincorporated community in El Dorado County, California, United States.[1] It lies on Lake Tahoe at the mouth of Meeks Creek, at an elevation of 6240 feet (1902 m).[1] The place is named for John Meeks, who owned the land.[1]
Meeks Bay was once the site of a popular summer resort, with a 400-seat theater, several restaurants, beauty shops, and horse stables. The resort closed in the 1970s, and a US Forest Service campground was built on the site.[2] The Washoe tribe later acquired meadow land along Lake Tahoe and gained the right to operate a newer resort complex at Meek's Bay, re-establishing some of the tribe's original presence along the shores of Lake Tahoe.[3]
A post office operated at Meeks Bay from 1929 to 1972.[4]
References
[edit]- 1 2 3 4 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Meeks Bay, California
- ↑ Radtke, Kathie (May 18, 1975). "A Tahoe tradition is tumbling down". The Sacramento Bee. Sacramento, CA. Retrieved December 27, 2023.
- ↑ Fortier, Claire (April 29, 1998). "Washoe tribe to run Tahoe resort". The Sacramento Bee. Sacramento, CA. Retrieved December 27, 2023.
- ↑ Durham, David L. (1998). California's Geographic Names: A Gazetteer of Historic and Modern Names of the State. Quill Driver Books. p. 522. ISBN 9781884995149. Retrieved August 7, 2010.
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