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Sites, California

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Sites
Sites is located in California
Sites
Sites
Coordinates: 39°18′32.40″N 122°20′20.40″W / 39.3090000°N 122.3390000°W / 39.3090000; -122.3390000
CountryUnited States
StateCalifornia
CountyColusa
Time zoneUTC-8 (PST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-7 (PDT)
ZIP code
95979
Area codes530, 837

Sites is an unincorporated community in Colusa County, California, United States.[1] It lies at an elevation of 299 feet (91 m). Its ZIP code is 95979 and its area code is 530.

History

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Carl E. Grunsky named the area for John H. Sites, a landholder, in 1887.[2] The same year, a Post Office was established. It was discontinued in 1968.[3]

Sites was the western terminus of the narrow-gauge Colusa and Lake Railroad, completed in 1886 between Sites and the county seat of Colusa.[4] A large sandstone quarry operated near Sites in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, generating much traffic for the railroad; sandstone from the Sites Quarry was used in notable buildings including San Francisco's Ferry Building and Spreckels Building.[5]

Sites and the valley surrounding it have been considered a prime candidate for the location of the Sites Reservoir that would store water for the state system.[6]

Politics

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In the state legislature, Sites is in the 4th senatorial district, represented by Republican Marie Alvarado-Gil,[7] and the 3rd Assembly district, represented by Republican James Gallagher.[8] Federally, Sites is in California's 3rd congressional district, represented by Republican Kevin Kiley.[9]

References

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  1. ^ "Sites, California". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. ^ Goode, Erwin G. (1949). California Place Names. University of California Press. p. 334.
  3. ^ Salley, Harold E. (1977). History of California Post Offices, 1849–1976. La Mesa, California: Postal History Associates. p. 205.
  4. ^ McComish, Charles Davis; Lambert, Rebecca T. (1918). History of Colusa and Glenn Counties, California, with Biographical Sketches. Los Angeles, CA: Historic Record Company. p. 80.
  5. ^ McComish & Lambert 1918, pp. 127–128.
  6. ^ Martin, Mark (January 9, 2007). "Governor's new state water plan to include 2 dams". San Francisco Chronicle. p. B-1. Retrieved March 5, 2009.
  7. ^ "Senators". State of California. Retrieved March 21, 2013.
  8. ^ "Members Assembly". State of California. Retrieved March 21, 2013.
  9. ^ "California's 3rd Congressional District - Representatives & District Map". Civic Impulse, LLC. Retrieved March 1, 2013.

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