LC control no. | n 82151548 |
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Descriptive conventions | rda |
Geographic heading | Olympic Valley (Calif.) |
Geographic subdivision usage | California--Olympic Valley |
Variant(s) | Squaw Valley (Calif.) Squaw Valley, Calif. Squaw Valley (Placer County, Calif.) Skvo-Vėlli (Placer County, Calif.) |
Associated country | United States |
Associated place | Placer County (Calif.) |
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Found in | Micoleau, T. The story of Squaw Valley, 1953. Rand McNally comm. atlas, 1979 (Squaw Valley, Calif.) GeoNames, algorithmically matched, 2009 (ppl; 36°44ʹ25ʺN 119°14ʹ48ʺW) GNIS, December 9, 2022 (Squaw Valley, populated place, Fresno County, California; Olympic Valley, valley, Placer County, California, variants: Ladies Paradise, Squaw Valley; Squaw Valley is also a variant name for valleys in other counties) Wikipedia, December 9, 2022 (Olympic Valley (historically or informally known as Squaw Valley) is an unincorporated community located in Placer County, California northwest of Tahoe City along California State Highway 89 on the banks of the Truckee River near Lake Tahoe. It is home to Palisades Tahoe (formerly Squaw Valley Ski Resort), the site of the 1960 Winter Olympics; Since the 1960 Winter Olympics, the community has also been known as Olympic Valley, based on a post office by this name. On August 28, 1958, at the behest of Representative B. F. Sisk, the United States Board on Geographic Names decided that "Squaw Valley" would only refer to an older community in Fresno County. Nevertheless, in informal usage, "Squaw Valley" continued to refer to either community, creating considerable confusion. As of 2022, the United States Postal Service recommends "Olympic Valley" as the city name for the 96146 ZIP code, and this name now refers to the surrounding valley as well; 39.19631°N 120.23356°W) |
Geographic area code | n-us-ca |