39°22′03″N 121°25′55″W / 39.36750°N 121.43194°W
Sunnyslope | |
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  Sunnyslope Location in California  Sunnyslope Sunnyslope (the United States) | |
| Coordinates: 39°22′03″N 121°25′55″W / 39.36750°N 121.43194°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | California |
| County | Butte County |
| Elevation | 548 ft (167 m) |
Sunnyslope is an unincorporated community in Butte County, California, United States.[1]
History
editThe settlement was founded as Sunnyslope Avocado Nursery in 1912.[2] The nursery was noted for cultivating two new avocado varieties, the Duke and the Benedict.[2][3]
Sunnyslope was described in 1977 as "an early land colony real estate development".[4] In 2007, Sunnyslope had an estimated population of 20, and was noted as one of 51 "fire threatened communities" in rural Butte County.[5]
References
edit- ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Sunnyslope
- ^ a b Zentmyer, George A.; Thorn, William A.; Burns, Robert M. (1963). "The Duke Avocado" (PDF). California Avocado Society 1963 Yearbook. 47: 28–36.
- ^ Yearbook of the California Avocado Society for the Year 1950. California Avocado Society. 1950. pp. 6, 16.
- ^ Dunn, Forrest D. (1977). "Butte County Place Names". Association for Northern California Records and Research.
- ^ "Butte County Multi-Jurisdictional All Hazard Pre-Disaster Mitigation Plan" (PDF). County of Butte, California. 2007.
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