Clearing House, California
Unincorporated community in California, United States
Unincorporated community in California, United States
37°39′54″N 119°52′03″W / 37.66500°N 119.86750°W / 37.66500; -119.86750Clearing House (formerly, Clearinghouse) is an unincorporated community in Mariposa County, California.[1] It is located on the north bank of the Merced River 5 miles (8 km) west of El Portal,[2] at an elevation of 1555 feet (474 m).[1]
The Clearinghouse post office operated from 1913 to 1933.[2] The place name comes from the Clearinghouse Mine, so named as it was an exchange place for gold bullion and certificates during the Panic of 1907.[2]
After the construction of the Yosemite Valley Railroad, Clearing House became a railroad stop. The mines continued to operate into the 1950s.[3]
References
- ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Clearing House, California
- ^ a b c Durham, David L. (1998). California's Geographic Names: A Gazetteer of Historic and Modern Names of the State. Clovis, Calif.: Word Dancer Press. p. 759. ISBN 1-884995-14-4.
- ^ Radanovich, Leroy (2010). Yosemite Valley Railroad. Charleston, SC: Arcadia Publishing. ISBN 9781439640333.
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