Silsbee, California
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Silsbee is a former settlement in Imperial County, California.[1] It was located 6 miles (10 km) west-southwest of El Centro.[1]
A post office operated at Silsbee from 1902 to 1909.[1] The name honors Thomas Silsbee, rancher.[1] Described as a "picturesque lakeside townsite" on the shores of the now-drained Blue Lake, the town was thought to hold potential as a new recreational resort.[2] However, the town was destroyed by an overflow of the Colorado River[1] that gave rise to the Salton Sea in 1905, and a new townsite was established a few miles north at Seeley, California.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e Durham, David L. (1998). California's Geographic Names: A Gazetteer of Historic and Modern Names of the State. Clovis, California: Word Dancer Press. p. 1417. ISBN 1-884995-14-4.
- ^ https://cdnc.ucr.edu/?a=d&d=IVP19020621.2.5&e=-------en--20--1--txt-txIN--------
- ^ https://www.seeley-society.net/geographical.html
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