Wicks Corner, California
Coordinates: 39°34′56″N 121°37′15″W / 39.58222°N 121.62083°W
Wicks Corner | |
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  Wicks Corner Location in California  Wicks Corner Wicks Corner (the United States) | |
| Coordinates: 39°34′56″N 121°37′15″W / 39.58222°N 121.62083°W ⧼validator-fatal-error⧽ | |
| Country | United States |
| State | California |
| County | Butte County |
| Elevation | 272 ft (83 m) |
Wicks Corner (also, Antelope Springs, Wicks, Wicks Ranch, Wicks Tavern,[2] and Wick[3]) is an unincorporated community in Butte County, California, at the junction of California State Route 70 and California State Route 149. It lies at an elevation of 272 feet (83 m). Official highway signs designating the junction were installed in 2009.[4] The California Legislature legally recognized the location in legislation enacted in 2007.[5]
A post office operated at Wick from 1884 to 1886.[3] The place is named for Moses Wick, first postmaster.[3]
References[edit]
- ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Wicks Corner, California
- ↑ All U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Wicks Corner, California
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Durham, David L. (1998). California's Geographic Names: A Gazetteer of Historic and Modern Names of the State. Clovis, Calif.: Word Dancer Press. p. 335. ISBN 1-884995-14-4. Search this book on
- ↑ Weston, Mary (18 April 2009). Wick’s Corner dedicators revel in sign of times past, Chico Enterprise Record
- ↑ (9 July 2007). Wick’s Corner bill approved, Chico Enterprise Record
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