Fredericksburg, California
Unincorporated community in California, United States
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Fredericksburg | |
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  Fredericksburg Location in California  Fredericksburg Fredericksburg (the United States) | |
| Coordinates: 38°49′44″N 119°47′13″W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | California |
| County | Alpine |
| Elevation | 5,072 ft (1,546 m) |
| Population | |
• Total | 72 |
Fredericksburg (also Frederickburg and Fredricksburg) is an unincorporated community in Alpine County, California, United States. It is located 4 miles (6.4 km) north-northeast of Woodfords,[2] at an elevation of 5072 feet (1546 m).
The town developed in the 1860s.[2] A post office operated at Fredericksburg from 1898 to 1911.[2]
Name
The town was started in 1864 and may have been named for Frederick Frevert, who operated a sawmill nearby.[3]
History
The settlement began in the 1860s when German settler Frederick Buns began farming in the area. The farm became a stopover for travelers heading towards California and supplied milk and apples to mining towns as far away as Virginia City, Nevada. Several other German families settled in the community. A hotel opened but became the site of the school in 1881. A small brushfire in 1986 destroyed some old buildings. Fredericksburg has remained a small agricultural community.[4]
