Sites, California

Sites
Sites
Coordinates: 39°18′32.40″N 122°20′20.40″W
Country	United States
State	California
County	Colusa
Time zone	UTC-8 (PST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-7 (PDT)
ZIP code	95979
Area code	530

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

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

In the state legislature, Sites is in the 4th Senate 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

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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