38°45′37″N 120°31′48″W / 38.76028°N 120.53000°W
Fresh Pond is a small unincorporated community in El Dorado County, California.[1] It is located 3 miles (4.8 km) east of Pollock Pines,[2] at an elevation of 3606 feet (1099 m).[1] The ZIP code is 95726. The community is inside area code 530.
Fresh Pond was a lumbering community in the 1800s, with a sawmill and a stop on the Pony Express route. The Fresh Pond Cafeteria, at the site of the old town, burned down in the 1970s, but its iconic wooden sign was preserved by later businesses. The site is now the Fresh Pond Trading Post, a gas station and store.[3]
Since Fresh Pond is high enough in elevation to receive snow in the winter, it is also a popular site for sledding and other snow activities.[4]
References
- ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Fresh Pond, California
- ^ Durham, David L. (1998). California's Geographic Names: A Gazetteer of Historic and Modern Names of the State. Clovis, Calif.: Word Dancer Press. p. 489. ISBN 1-884995-14-4.
- ^ Locke, Cathy (July 20, 2006). "Landmark Highway 50 sign to stay". The Sacramento Bee. Sacramento, CA. Retrieved December 25, 2023.
- ^ Kim, Gina (January 24, 2010). "Playground's a postcard setting". The Sacramento Bee. Sacramento, CA. Retrieved December 25, 2023.
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